Dow is committed to protect and optimize the health and well-being of the workforce. To help support your health, Health Services offers a variety of best practice services for Dow employees across the globe, including the following.
Your Health at Work
Saving lives is the point of prevention!
Be a flu fighter! Even healthy people can get the flu, and it can be very serious, especially for those 65 and over. Protect yourself and others from influenza.
There are many places to get your flu vaccine:
Flu vaccines are frequently covered at 100% for most private health plans and are given at many locations in the community (pharmacies, personal health care provider, etc.)
If you are covered under a Dow Sponsored medical plan, simply show your health insurance card to receive your vaccine at no cost to you!
- Enjoy the convenience of flu vaccination clinics throughout the U.S.
- Vaccine finder for U.S. – Select the vaccine and enter your zip code to find a clinic near you.
What can I do to be a flu fighter?
- Wash your hands often with soap & water for at least 20 seconds. If unavailable, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose & mouth.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing to prevent spread to others.
- Clean & disinfect surfaces regularly.
- Avoid close contact especially with people who show signs of illness.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Encourage friends and family to get their flu vaccine.
Visit the CDC on more information on how to prevent the spread of the flu.
Staffed Fitness Centers
Dow's staffed fitness centers offer a wide array of cardio and strength training equipment, as well as amenities and personal services.
Houston Dow Center
- Eligibility: Employees, Spouse/Domestic Partner and eligible Dependents; Retirees and their Spouse/Domestic Partner; approved non-Dow Affiliates
- Visit the HDC Wellness Center website for contact information, hours of operation, and more!
Midland
- Eligibility: Employees, Retirees, Spouses/Domestic Partners, eligible Dependents, approved non-Dow affiliates
- Visit the Midland Wellness Centers website for more information!
Shanghai Dow Center
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 am–9:00 pm (Closed weekends and public holidays)
- Eligibility: SDC employees, onsite non-Dow affiliates, and Dow frequent visitors (≥ one-week trip to SDC).
- Contact: 86-21-38511546 or FSIFITC@dow.com
Texas Operations
- Eligibility: Employees, Retirees, Spouses/Domestic Partners, eligible Dependents, approved non-Dow affiliates
- Visit the Texas Operations Wellness Center website for more information!
Unstaffed Fitness Centers
For more information about fitness opportunities at Dow sites, contact us.
We realize that quitting the use of tobacco is one of the most difficult things a person can do. Below are resources and references we know can help. Take that first step to beginning a longer and healthier life.
Quit For Life® Tobacco Cessation Program
Dow has partnered with the Quit For Life® program to help you break free from tobacco use. Quit for Life helps tobacco users prepare for and successfully quit all forms of tobacco, including vaping, at no cost to you. The program includes 24/7 access to a Coach via phone, text or chat, 8 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (patch or gum), and much more.
Eligibility: The program is available to all U.S. Dow employees (and employees of Dow JVs/ subsidiaries) eligible for the Dow medical plan. In addition, retirees, spouses and dependents (age 18 and older) currently covered under the Low Deductible Medical Plan or the High Deductible Medical Plan may use the program.
To register by phone, call 866.QUIT.4.LIFE (866-784-8454); or to enroll online, visit www.quitnow.net.
State Quitlines
For those not eligible for Quit.4.Life under the Dow medical plan, please call 1.800.QUIT.NOW to find the state quitline nearest you, or visit smokefree.gov.
Breathe™ Smoking Cessation Program
(Aetna members)
Learn more about the seven key characteristics to successful quitting. The program provides relevant information and a personalized action plan built on your specific issues and behaviors related to smoking cessation. This interactive program improves your confidence and motivation while effectively addressing habits, barriers, and triggers.
This program is part of the online wellness programs that are available to Dow Aetna members through the Aetna Simple Steps Health Assessment. To access this and many other programs, go to www.aetnanavigator.com, scroll over “Health Records” and choose the “Take a Health Assessment” link.
Tobacco Cessation Coverage
(Aetna members)
Active employees, retirees and family members enrolled in either the Low Deductible Medical Plan or the High Deductible Medical Plan are eligible for coverage of tobacco cessation expenses. Eligible members can receive financial assistance for tobacco cessation consulting, nicotine replacement therapy and approved prescription drugs.
E-cigarettes and Dow’s No Tobacco Policy
Electronic cigarettes, more commonly called “e-cigarettes,” are a type of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) violates Dow's Tobacco Policy. Smoking in any form through the use of tobacco products (pipes, cigars, cigarettes or vaping with e-cigarettes) on Dow property is prohibited.
References and Resources
- American Cancer Society
- Mayo Clinic