Sesame Workshop Launches New Resources to Help Children and Families Build a Lifelong Foundation of Resilience
20 Enero 2022 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
With support from UnitedHealthcare, free online
courses for providers and digital storybooks for children build
upon Sesame Workshop’s ongoing commitment to building happy and
healthy communities
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, is
launching new bilingual resources, made possible by
UnitedHealthcare, to help children build resilience and thrive in
their communities. The new Sesame Street in Communities content
includes a comprehensive course to help providers and caregivers
implement new resilience resources with the children they serve,
helping them to build happy and healthy communities together.
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Available in English and Spanish, the new package of resources
is free for all parents and providers at
sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/resilience and includes:
- Roads to Resilience — an online course tailored to help
providers, including health care workers, educators, and housing
and social service providers, implement new resilience resources.
This course highlights the crucial role that providers play in the
lives of young children and families, while equipping them with
tools and new ideas to foster their professional development.
- Three new storybooks on resilience featuring Sesame Street
Muppets Karli, Lily and Alex: the first, Monster Dash, featuring
Karli, is about dealing with change; Looking for Special features
Lily and teaches confidence; Bounce Back with Alex encourages
practicing persistence — three key ingredients to building
resilience.
- New printed versions of Monster Moments storybooks about
celebrating milestones, including tips for parents and
caregivers.
Beyond creating the resilience resources, Sesame Workshop
recognizes the importance of providing comfort and reducing stress
for children in environments such as medical offices, social
service offices and educational settings. New Comfy-Cozy Spaces
will launch later this year, with child-size tables, chairs and
bookshelves stocked with Sesame Street in Communities books and
resources, along with colorful Sesame Street Muppet murals on the
walls to create a fun and playful environment.
“These past few years have been tough on families everywhere,
and now more than ever it is important for families and providers
to help children build resilience and healthy communities
together,” says Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president of
US Social Impact at Sesame Workshop. “We know that access to
health-related information and resources can often be difficult and
overwhelming, and Sesame Workshop is committed to connecting
families with the tools they need to establish a foundation of
healthy habits with their children.”
The new resources are based on formative research and build upon
an existing content library that aim to improve the well-being of
young children and families — especially those from historically
marginalized communities — by helping them build a strong
foundation for lifelong healthy habits.
“The past two years have highlighted how important resiliency is
as a necessary life skill, particularly for children as they adjust
to changing environments,” said Tim Spilker, CEO, UnitedHealthcare
Community & State. “We are honored to collaborate with Sesame
Workshop to bring these important resources to caregivers and
health and social service providers to help children live healthier
lives.”
In addition to being available for free to families and
providers online, new resources will be distributed through
UnitedHealthcare’s network of health care providers and Sesame
Street in Communities’ partners. Since launching in 2015, Sesame
Street in Communities has provided easy-to-use tools for community
providers and caregivers to support families on topics ranging from
resilience to school readiness — helping children grow smarter,
stronger and kinder every day.
UnitedHealthcare and Sesame Workshop have worked together for
more than 10 years, creating multimedia initiatives on topics
including food insecurity, physical activity and developmental
milestones, to improve the well-being of young children and
families. Together they support families, health care providers and
communities as they help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger and
kinder.
About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind
Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been
reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop
is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids
everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re present in
more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide
range of media, formal education, and philanthropically funded
social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and
tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For
more information, please visit www.sesameworkshop.org.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone.
UnitedHealthcare supports a wide range of programs and services,
promoting physical and mental wellness for individuals of all ages.
UnitedHealthcare offers a full spectrum of health benefit programs,
and contracts directly with more than 1.3 million physicians and
care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other care facilities
nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care
company.
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