Second UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS® Seattle Fun Run Motivates Local Youth to Lead Active, Healthy Lifestyles
August 22 2015 - 7:47PM
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- Washington’s First Ever IRONKIDS Course
for Physically Challenged Children -
Nearly 75 young athletes participated in the second
UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS® Seattle Fun Run today at Genesee Park.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound kicked-off the fun run,
joined by Sylvia Villalovos-Aguilar, UnitedHealthcare Community
Plan of Washington.
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Local youth take off at the second
UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Seattle Fun Run today at Genesee Park.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound kicked-off the fun run,
joined by Sylvia Villalovos-Aguilar, UnitedHealthcare Community
Plan of Washington. For the first time in Washington, IRONKIDS
offered 1-mile and ¼-mile tracks for physically challenged youth
athletes. Source: Kim Doyel
Local athletes, ages 3-15, had the opportunity to run along
portions of the Iron Girl Seattle course, which takes place
tomorrow. For the first time in Washington, IRONKIDS offered 1-mile
and ¼-mile tracks for physically challenged youth athletes. At the
start of the fun run, Villalovos-Aguilar presented a check for
$3,000 to local community partner Victory Outreach Children’s
Ministry to help promote the organization’s free programs for
Seattle youth.
“The IRONKIDS fun run is a great way for our community to come
together in an active and healthy way and to teach our youth the
importance of a healthy lifestyle,” said Doug Bowes, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington. “UnitedHealthcare is
grateful for the opportunity to partner with IRONMAN and the
Victory Outreach Children’s Ministry.”
This is the fourth year UnitedHealthcare is supporting IRONKIDS
as part of the company’s commitment to help stem the rising tide of
childhood obesity through healthy lifestyles. The UnitedHealthcare
IRONKIDS 2015 Series features nine one-mile fun-runs and a
dip-and-dash.
Obesity among children and adolescents has almost tripled since
1980, with nearly one in every three children being overweight or
obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Children from low-income and low-education
households are three-times more likely to suffer from obesity,
which is a leading risk factor for diabetes, heart disease and many
cancers, according to America’s Health Rankings®, an annual
comprehensive assessment of the nation’s health on a state-by-state
basis. Washington ranks 18th in the country with nearly 27 percent
of adults estimated to be obese.
“We are thrilled to have a partner in UnitedHealthcare to
sponsor these youth events as part of our IRONMAN series,” said
Carola Ross, Chief Sales Officer for IRONMAN. “The opportunity the
IRONKIDS fun-runs offer young athletes is tremendous, as these
races can be the catalyst for a lifetime of exercise and healthy
living.”
About IRONKIDS®
After being acquired from the Sara Lee Corporation, which owned
the event series since 1985, IRONKIDS® launched in 2009 with nine
events in the IRONKIDS® National Triathlon Series. Since the
inaugural year, IRONKIDS® has seen more than 60,000 participants
and has grown to more than 60 events worldwide including races in
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. The brand
represents a multi-dimensional approach to creating positive
experiences for athletes, families and communities, as well as
embodies achievement and determination while fostering self-esteem.
The IRONKIDS® mission is to inspire and motivate through the sport
to live an active, positive and healthy lifestyle. For more
information visit www.ironkids.com.
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. UnitedHealthcare is one of the
businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), a diversified Fortune
50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit
UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
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