American Lung Association Receives $2 Million Grant from United Health Foundation to Help Build Healthier Communities in the ...
May 04 2015 - 4:17PM
Business Wire
- Grant will support the Partners for
Asthma Action project in five markets, including Milwaukee
The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest was awarded a
three-year, $2 million grant by United Health Foundation to help
support the “Partners for Asthma Action” project in 90 clinics
across the Midwest, including the Milwaukee metro area.
Dustin Hinton, president and CEO,
UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin, presents Lew Bartfield, president
and CEO, American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest, with a $2
million grant from United Health Foundation during the American
Lung Association in Wisconsin's annual gala Saturday, May 2 (Photo:
Dave Jonasen).
Partners for Asthma Action aims to improve the quality of life,
school achievement and life prospects of more than 180,000
low-income children living with asthma in Milwaukee, Indianapolis,
Minneapolis, St. Louis and a fifth city to be identified later this
year. The goal is to improve the quality of life of children living
with asthma, enhance awareness of asthma treatment and education
resources; and establish a sustainable capacity of local public
health and social service agencies to remove asthma environmental
triggers, and identify and refer children with poorly managed
asthma – all of which will help lower the costs of asthma care in
these communities by reducing unnecessary health care
utilizations.
The grant is part of United Health Foundation’s “Helping Build
Healthier Communities” program that is providing critical resources
to nonprofit, community-based organizations across the country to
improve communities’ health and well-being.
“We are thrilled to receive United Health Foundation’s support
in helping us expand our work and enhance people’s health and
well-being in greater southeast Wisconsin,” said Linda Witucki,
executive director, American Lung Association in Wisconsin. “By
supporting Partners for Asthma Action, the United Health Foundation
grant will help us significantly improve the quality of life of
children in our community living with asthma.”
The grant was awarded May 2 during the American Lung Association
in Wisconsin’s annual O2 Oxygen Ball. All proceeds from the O2
Oxygen Ball support the Lung Association’s services in Wisconsin to
improve lung health and prevent lung disease through education,
advocacy and research. Celebrations of the grant are also being
held in cities throughout the Midwest that will benefit, including
Saint Louis, Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
“United Health Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to
support the American Lung Association’s efforts in bringing new,
innovative approaches in care,” said Dustin Hinton, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin and Michigan, and board member of the
American Lung Association in Wisconsin. “The American Lung
Association’s work in the community is showing significant results
and enhancing people’s health and quality of life, particularly in
underserved areas.”
Reaching more than 500,000 people each year, the Lung
Association of the Upper Midwest is a regional charter of the
national American Lung Association. The Lung Association of the
Upper Midwest is composed of 10 state associations across the
Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Each office
provides lung disease education and intervention programs to
improve management and reduce disability; tobacco prevention and
control programs; professional education programs to improve lung
disease treatment; and programs to improve outdoor and indoor air
quality.
The United Health Foundation grant will be administered by the
Lung Association of the Upper Midwest over a three-year period. The
Partners for Asthma Action project will be implemented in
coordination with local clinics, and success measurements will
include significant improvement in asthma health outcomes and
control, and significant reduction in health care costs.
About the American Lung Association of
the Upper MidwestOur mission is to save lives by
improving lung health and preventing lung disease. With your
generous support, the American Lung Association is "Fighting for
Air" through research, education and advocacy. For more information
about the American Lung Association or to support the work it does,
call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) or visit www.LungUM.org.
About United Health
FoundationThrough collaboration with community partners,
grants and outreach efforts, United Health Foundation works to
improve our health system, build a diverse and dynamic health
workforce and enhance the well-being of local communities. United
Health Foundation was established by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)
in 1999 as a not-for-profit, private foundation dedicated to
improving health and health care. To date, United Health Foundation
has committed more than $285 million to programs and communities
around the world. We invite you to learn more at
www.unitedhealthfoundation.org.
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United Health FoundationTony Marusic,
312-363-7714tony_marusic@uhc.comorAmerican Lung Association of the
Upper MidwestJill Heins, 651-223-9578Jill.Heins@lung.org
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