UnitedHealthcare Donates $500,000 to Nonprofits in Mississippi
10 Agosto 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $11 million in Empowering
Health grants focused on expanding access to care and addressing
the social determinants of health for people in underserved
communities
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is
awarding $500,000 in Empowering Health grants to four
community-based organizations in Mississippi to expand access to
care and address the social determinants of health for uninsured
individuals and underserved communities.
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $11 million in grants
through its Empowering Health program across 11 states. The grants
will assist individuals and families experiencing challenges from
food insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, and
support local health promotion and health literacy efforts.
Grant recipients in Mississippi include:
- American Heart Association, Jackson and the Gulf Coast –
$150,000 to address nutrition security by implementing food
pantries through a collaboration with federally qualified health
centers in central Mississippi and community partners on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast.
- YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South, Northwest Mississippi –
$125,000 to expand the Y on the Fly program to bring health
education and nutritious food directly to youth in their
communities.
- Mississippi Urban League, statewide – $125,000 to support the
Seniors Travel Program, addressing social isolation in older adults
across the state.
- Mississippi State University Extension, North Mississippi –
$100,000 to expand the Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Program,
which equips youth for community service projects to increase
availability of health education materials in communities.
“Social and economic factors have a profound impact on achieving
and maintaining good health,” said Dr. Michael Parnell, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi. “Through our
Empowering Health grants and local outreach efforts from
UnitedHealthcare, we’re working with local organizations in the
state to provide Mississippi residents with an interconnected
system of clinical and social services that can produce better
health outcomes and make the health system work better for
everyone.”
According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
approximately 80% of what influences a person’s health relates to
nonmedical issues, such as food, housing, transportation and the
financial means to pay for basic daily needs. The COVID-19 pandemic
has caused additional social and economic challenges that continue
to affect healthy behaviors and exacerbate health disparities.
More than a third of members screened by UnitedHealthcare for
social-related needs experience at least one social determinant of
health. UnitedHealthcare leverages the company’s data to identify
health disparities according to race, ethnicity, gender, geography
and education level.
Since launching its Empowering Health commitment in 2018,
UnitedHealthcare has now invested more than $51 million in
Empowering Health grants reaching more than 8 million people
through partnerships with community-based organizations in 30
states and the District of Columbia.
UnitedHealth Group, including UnitedHealthcare and Optum, and
its affiliated companies, is dedicated to advancing health equity
and building healthier communities by supporting programs to
improve access to care and address key determinants of health. In
Mississippi this includes more than $1.6 million in contributions
from 2019-2021 representing its businesses, foundations and
employees.
Additionally, UnitedHealth Group has invested more than $800
million in affordable housing communities since 2011, partnered
with food banks and meal-delivery services, and in 2019 joined with
the American Medical Association to standardize how social
determinants of health data is collected and used to create more
holistic care plans. In June, the United Health Foundation, the
philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group, made a $100 million
commitment over 10 years to advance health equity, furthering its
efforts to eliminate health disparities. This was the largest
single philanthropic commitment ever made by the United Health
Foundation.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and more
than 6,700 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The
company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people
through owned and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC
on Twitter.
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Tony Marusic UnitedHealthcare 312-348-3825
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