UnitedHealthcare Will Award Up to $120,000 in Grants to Michigan Organizations Dedicated to Improving Health
April 20 2015 - 7:22PM
Business Wire
- Grants will support organizations that
address healthy eating and physical activity for Michigan
youth
- RFP available to nonprofits, Federally
Qualified Health Centers and other organizations at
communitygrants@uhc.com
UnitedHealthcare is seeking to grant funds for specific
proposals from community organizations to improve nutrition and
physical activity resources for Michigan’s youth.
Initial grants will range from $20,000 to $30,000. Qualifying
organizations, including Michigan-based nonprofits and Federally
Quality Health Centers (FQHCs), can receive the full Request for
Proposal (RFP) by contacting communitygrants@uhc.com. Proposals are
due May 1, 2015. Awardees will be notified Sept. 30, 2015.
The RFP was developed following a community brainstorming
session that brought together people from nonprofit and
community-based organizations to develop strategies to address the
issue.
“We recognize the health challenges facing many people,
including Medicaid beneficiaries, and we welcome the opportunity to
partner with community organizations and nonprofits to improve
access to the quality health care that our young people in Michigan
need and deserve,” said Dennis Mouras, CEO of UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Michigan.
According to Michigan’s Blueprint for Innovation, nearly 1 in 4
Michigan children live in a household where food is scarce, and
only one-third of youth participate in physical education classes
daily. Michigan ranks 43rd out of 50 for overall health, according
to the 2014 America’s Health Rankings® report.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 700,000 people in Michigan
enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid
health plans, with a care provider network of 172 hospitals and
nearly 29,000 physicians statewide.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live
healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting
consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. The company offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers,
military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than
850,000 physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and
other care facilities nationwide. Globally, UnitedHealthcare serves
45 million people in health benefits and is one of the businesses
of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health
and well-being company. For more information, visit
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UnitedHealthcareMolly McMillen,
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