Healthy Living Tools

One of the most important parts of health care is knowing how to make the right choices for your health. Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is committed to helping Americans learn to live healthy. While our products and services are the best tools to accomplish that goal, we also help people who may not be members of one of our Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans. 

Be Smart. Be Well.®

Be Smart. Be Well.

HCSC is committed to helping Americans learn to live healthier lives. While our health insurance products and services are the best tools to accomplish that goal, we also hope to reach out to people who may not be members of one of our Blues Plans. One way we work to help others is through our educational health and wellness website Be Smart. Be Well .

Be Smart. Be Well. features video stories and testimonials of lessons learned by real people living everyday lives that can make an immediate, positive impact on viewers. Health and wellness experts also offer tips and resources to assist individuals make informed choices and manage a variety of health-related issues.

We've collaborated with leading public health organizations, physicians and community groups, such as the former U.S. Surgeon General, the American Psychiatric Association, The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the American Lung Association, among others, to bring the most comprehensive, up-to-date resources to the site.

Be Smart. Be Well. topics include:

  • Managing Pregnancy Risks — find out what high-risk pregnancy is and learn how you can increase your odds of a positive outcome.
  • Childhood Obesity — nearly 25 million U.S. kids are obese or overweight, but even very small changes can make a difference.
  • Caregiving — if you aren't already providing care and assistance to a loved one, there is a good chance you will be in the future.
  • Mental Health — two-thirds of us never seek help for mental illness. Learn how to identify symptoms and get treated.
  • Drug Safety — misuse and abuse of legal drugs is a major problem. Become a better-informed drug consumer.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury — traumatic brain injury occurs more than twice a minute in the United States. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and others.
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases — the number of people affected by sexually transmitted diseases is on the rise, and it's not who you might think. Learn how to protect yourself.
  • Domestic Violence — domestic violence reaches into all corners of society and its impact is devastating, but hope and help exists.
  • Childhood Asthma — asthma in children can be scary and dangerous, but it can also be managed. Learn how to recognize symptoms and prevent attacks in kids.
  • Food Safety — There are about 48 million cases of food poisoning annually in America. Learn how to handle, prepare and store food safely as well as what to look out for when dining out to avoid food poisoning.

Be Smart. Be Well. also provides a bimonthly Spotlight newsletter and biweekly Spotlight News Alerts that helps subscribers live better – and healthier - with life stories and expert advice.

The Be Smart. Be Well. Spotlight newsletter is delivered every other month and gives you easy-to-understand information that you can use today – including features like video-based stories and interviews, interactive quizzes, feature articles and extensive resources.

With health news making headlines all the time, the biweekly Spotlight News Alert will bring you the latest on the topics covered on Be Smart. Be Well. Both of these newsletters are available on Be Smart. Be Well. , and visitors can sign up on the site.