UnitedHealthcare Awards More Than $180,000 in Community Grants to Support Behavioral and Maternal Health in New Mexico
19 Octubre 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Funding increases company’s investment in New
Mexico to over $380,000, enabling local organizations to address
social determinants of health
As part of an ongoing effort to address vital social
determinants of health across New Mexico, UnitedHealthcare has
awarded three New Mexico-based organizations $188,000 in community
grants to address behavioral and maternal health in local
communities.
“A community-based approach which addresses the unique needs of
community members is critical to reducing health disparities and
achieving health equity in underserved populations,” said Drew
Peterson, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community & State of New
Mexico. “UnitedHealthcare is committed to supporting local
organizations through grants which address social determinants of
health and foster improved health outcomes for the people of New
Mexico.”
The grant recipients include:
- New Mexico Doula Association — $50,000 to provide access to
doula care for women and other pregnant people with financial need,
promoting expanded maternal care in rural and frontier communities
and a reduction in the maternal mortality rate.
- New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative — $40,000 to support and
expand a statewide initiative with 27 birthing facilities. The
initiative helps improve the health of and outcomes for pregnant
families and their infants by promoting safe birthing best
practices through a focus on quality improvement strategies and
training for facilities, doctors, nurses, midwives and other
perinatal care providers.
- National Latino Behavioral Health Association — $98,000 to
launch trainings for behavioral health bilingual language
interpreters, and two eight-week youth cohort groups focused on
reducing risk factors in the onset of alcohol, tobacco and other
drug use.
"Resourcing New Mexico's communities by directly supporting
prevention services and the state's behavioral health workforce are
excellent strategies in building capacity of the behavioral health
system in New Mexico,” said Fredrick Sandoval, executive director,
National Latino Behavioral Health Association. “With the funding
received from UnitedHealthcare, we are able to enhance current
evidence-based prevention programs to help reduce the onset of
substance use and other stressors among New Mexico youth.”
According to the New Mexico Human Services Department, New
Mexico experiences a higher maternal mortality rate of 21.5 deaths
per 100,000 live births compared to the national average of 17.4
deaths per 100,000 live births. Increased access to necessary
maternal and doula care can help identify and solve for the most
common challenges facing women and other pregnant people, infants
and birthing families, including mental health conditions, cardiac
conditions, embolism and hemorrhage.
“The funding from UnitedHealthcare for New Mexico Perinatal
Collaborative supports perinatal health care providers across New
Mexico – particularly those in rural areas who have limited access
to critical training and continuing education – by helping them
improve outcomes for families in their local communities,” said
Jennifer Mastripolito, executive director, New Mexico Perinatal
Collaborative.
“Through this opportunity, we are able to mobilize a doula
workforce which is an essential part of the birth team that
improves both maternal health outcomes and helps families thrive,”
said Melissa Marie Lopez, executive director, New Mexico Doula
Association.
UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to addressing social determinants
of health by supporting community-based initiatives is a continuing
priority. In 2021, UnitedHealthcare provided $2.85 million to the
March of Dimes to fund hospital quality improvement initiatives as
part of a public-private partnership to address Black maternal
health. Additionally, the company’s Empowering Health grants have
invested $40 million to expand access to care through partnerships
with local communities in 29 states since 2018.
In New Mexico alone, UnitedHealthcare has provided several
grants to local organizations including those addressing affordable
housing, food insecurity and nutrition assistance in underserved
communities, bringing the company’s investment in the state to more
than $380,000.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 205,000 members enrolled in
employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare and retirement plans in
New Mexico, with a network of 41 hospitals, and over 11,000
physicians and other care providers statewide. For more information
on how UnitedHealthcare is working to build healthier communities
across New Mexico, visit www.uhccs.com/NewMexico.
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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