UnitedHealthcare Donates More Than $100,000 to Nonprofits in Arizona
20 Julio 2020 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $12.3 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 $105,000 in Empowering Health grants to three
community-based organizations in Arizona to expand access to care
and address the social determinants of health for uninsured
individuals and underserved communities.
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $12.3 million through
Empowering Health grants across 21 states. UnitedHealthcare
launched its Empowering Health commitment in 2018.
More than half of the Empowering Health grants will help
organizations increase their capacity to fight COVID-19 and support
impacted communities. These grants will assist individuals and
families experiencing challenges from social distancing, food
insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, which
are among the most urgent needs resulting from the pandemic.
Grant recipients in Arizona include:
- Pima Council on Aging, Tucson — $50,000 to purchase and deliver
meals to homebound seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic and
beyond.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, Phoenix — $45,000 for
operating expenses to keep clubs open that are providing full-day
child care for health care providers, other essential workers and
parents with low incomes who cannot do their jobs from home.
- Preeclampsia Foundation, Navajo County — $10,000 to provide
blood pressure cuffs enabling telehealth care to homebound pregnant
and postpartum women in the Navajo Nation. This is part of a
larger, $80,000 grant to the Preeclampsia Foundation from
UnitedHealthcare.
“This unprecedented environment has compounded challenges faced
by Arizona’s most vulnerable residents and created further barriers
to accessing the health care and services they need,” said Heather
Kane, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Arizona. “Our support of these
organizations in Arizona through this UnitedHealthcare Empowering
Health commitment will help provide critical aid and resources to
the communities in Arizona that need it the most.”
Providing access to better health in high-risk and high-need
local communities is a profound challenge. According to the
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, nearly 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 Empowering Health grants bring to more than $100 million
UnitedHealth Group’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and assist impacted
communities by supporting vulnerable populations, protecting the
health care workforce and advancing breakthrough innovations in
testing and treatment. This includes a recent $500,000 contribution
from the United Health Foundation to the Arizona Food Bank Network
to address food insecurity across the state.
In addition to UnitedHealthcare’s support in Arizona, the
company has launched similar community initiatives and
public-private collaborations nationwide focused on addressing
social determinants of health. UnitedHealthcare has invested more
than $500 million in affordable-housing communities since 2011,
partnered with food banks and meal-delivery services, and last year
joined with the American Medical Association to standardize how
social determinants of health data is collected and used to create
more holistic care plans.
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 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500
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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