EAP services are available for all County employees and their families regardless if individuals are enrolled in the County’s Health Insurance plan. Confidential and free services are available for relationship problems, family conflicts, workplace issues, conflict resolution, depression and anxiety, alcohol and drug problems, compassion fatigue, marital difficulties, job performance concerns, critical incident stress management, stress management, etc. No problem is too small. You are not alone. Help is just a phone call away.

Ascension Employee Assistance Program (EAP) licensed counselors are ready to help and includes free short-term counseling.

For more information or an appointment with an Ascension EAP Counselor, call the 24-hour confidential help line:  800-540-3758.  You can also email eap@ascension.org or request appointment online at www.ascensionwieap.org

Additional Resources: 

• Ascension Employee Assistance Services Website
• EAP Service Flier
• EAP Service Offerings
• EAP FAQs

The Aspirus Clinic at the Employee Health & Wellness Center provides convenient, high quality, cost-effective health care for Marathon County employees and dependents covered by the County health plan (WCA Group Health Trust). 

The services you will receive at the clinic will be in the scope of services provided to you at no cost, through Marathon County.

The Employee Health and Wellness Center is located at:
1000 Lake View Drive
Suite 200 (Lake View Campus, Door 34)
Wausau, WI 54403

See brochure (PDF) for details. 

Clinic hours are:

• Monday, Wednesday and Friday:  8:00 am - 4:30 pm
• Tuesday:  6:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Thursday:  9:30 am - 6:00 pm

Services Not Available at the Employee Health and Wellness Center

• Specialty Care: Management of chronic pain, insulin therapy, eye and hearing exams.
• Diagnostic Testing: EKG, x-ray, mammography
• Emergency Care: Acute chest/abdominal pain, anaphylactic reactions, difficulty breathing, etc.
• Services for children under 18 months
• Lab services not ordered by the onsite primary care provider.

To schedule an appointment, call 715-843-1256.

Marathon County's 2024 Employee Wellness Program is available to all employees regardless of whether you are enrolled in the county's health insurance program. By participating in the Wellness Program, you are eligible for some great incentives including a health insurance premium reduction for the following year, a paid "wellness day," or a 2025 gym membership reimbursement up to $500!  All you need to do is complete your Preventative Exam and 150 points of other preventative services. Complete additional activities for a total of 1,000 points and be entered to win prizes.

The 2024 Employee Wellness Program Manual provides detailed information of the requirements of the program.   

Your personal Wellness Portal ( https://preventioncloud.com/users/users/login )

• How to Access Your Wellness Portal 
• Use the PreventionCloud Mobile App

What is STS? 

Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is “the natural consequent behavior and emotions resulting from knowledge about a traumatizing event experienced by a significant other. It is the stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person.”

• Indirect exposure to trauma through a firsthand account of a traumatic event. The vivid recounting of trauma by the survivor causes trauma reactions in the helping person.
• The stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person.
• It comes from our perceptions of the person’s traumatic experience.
• Its symptoms can mimic those of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• It is sometimes referred to as Compassion Fatigue or Vicarious Trauma. 

For more information on STS, its signs, and steps you can take to take care of yourself, view this brochure.