United Health Foundation, Peak Military Care Network Partner to Strengthen Support for Service Members, Veterans & their Fami...
May 06 2016 - 7:52PM
Business Wire
- $800,000 United Health Foundation
grant will help PMCN expand network of collaborative partners that
helps support the needs of the region’s military and veteran
community
- Announcement comes on Military
Spouse Appreciation Day Friday, May 6, during a special “Welcome
Home” reception for military families
Service members, veterans and their families in the Colorado
Springs area will have access to expanded support networks through
the Peak Military Care Network (PMCN), funded by a three-year,
$800,000 United Health Foundation grant.
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(L-R) Military spouse Lindsay Kester and
son Elias, 3, receive a high-five from Kate Hatten, president and
CEO, Peak Military Care Network, along with one of the 250 “Family
Movie Night” gift baskets that were distributed as part of Military
Spouse Appreciation Day in Colorado Springs, Colo. Also pictured
l-r: Tom Wiffler, chief operating officer, UnitedHealthcare
Military & Veterans, and U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn
(R-Colo.) (Photo: Teresa Lee).
The grant was announced today, in honor of Military Spouse
Appreciation Day, during a special “Welcome Home” reception for
military families.
PMCN connects people to information and services through a
collaborative network of military, veteran and community-based
organizations that supports the individual and the family,
including advocacy, behavioral health, child welfare and crisis
intervention, education, workforce readiness, medical and physical
health, social services, and transition and reintegration.
The United Health Foundation grant will enable PMCN to provide
additional resources that expand its network of collaborative
partners that helps support the needs of the region’s military and
veteran community. This includes:
- broadening the PMCN network of partner
agencies to foster better communication and collaboration, and
ensure breadth and depth of the network to meet the broad range of
service members’ and veterans’ needs;
- enhancing the Network of Care website
(which includes a directory of local services), including enhanced
tools that connect service members, veterans and their families to
critical services;
- implementing more robust education and
outreach efforts, particularly those that focus on transitioning
service members through all phases of the transition process;
and
- providing case management support to
help those with multiple or complex issues in order to address
immediate and long-term needs, including improved health and
well-being.
“Our partnership with United Health Foundation is
transformational, helping PMCN take our support services and
programs to a whole new level for service members, veterans and
their families,” said Kate Hatten, PMCN president and CEO. “With
such a large military community in this region, these resources
will expand our programs and provide meaningful support that will
help improve their lives.”
The Pikes Peak area is the only region in the United States to
house a major Army installation (Fort Carson), three Air Force
installations (Peterson Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base
and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station), and a leading service
academy (U.S. Air Force Academy). One in four residents is a former
or current member of the military, making the area home to one of
the highest concentrations of service members in the nation,
according to PMCN. More than 25,000 soldiers are stationed at Fort
Carson alone, double the total from 2006.
“Our military family is an essential part of this community,”
said U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.). “Today we honor and
recognize the countless contributions and sacrifices made by
military spouses to keep our country safe, and I applaud United
Health Foundation for its leadership in supporting our service
members and their families through innovative partnerships that
strengthen the network of care.”
Several elected officials and community leaders participated in
the event, including Congressman Lamborn.
“Military spouses are like tempered steel. They have been in the
fire and come out stronger and better. I'm very proud to have been
a Military spouse. These spouses deserve everything we can do for
them,” said Mrs. Jill Renuart, spouse of General Gene Renuart, U.S.
Army, Ret. Former commander.
The grant was announced on Military Spouse Appreciation Day,
Friday, May 6, at the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments during
a “welcome home” event for spouses and families of service members
who have recently returned from overseas deployment. Volunteers,
including elected officials, community leaders, and
UnitedHealthcare and Optum employees, distributed 250 “Family Movie
Night” gift baskets to military families of service members.
“The nation’s military service members and their families make
tremendous sacrifices every day, and we need to do everything we
can to help ensure their continued health and well-being,” said Tom
Wiffler, chief operating officer of UnitedHealthcare Military &
Veterans, which provides health care services for 3 million service
members, military retirees and their families. “This partnership
with Peak Military Care Network will increase capabilities and
capacity to expand Peak’s reach into the military community, and
improve the level of care and support to our service members and
their loved ones.”
About Peak Military Care Network
PMCN is a coordinating entity that has built a network of
collaborative partners to better meet the needs of our region’s
military and veteran community. PMCN promotes health and well-being
by connecting service members, veterans and their families to
critical resources and services to meet complex needs by fostering
coordination, collaboration and partnerships among service
providers; training community-based providers; and conducting
outreach to providers and our military and veteran communities to
increase knowledge of and access to resources.
About United Health Foundation
Through 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 or follow @UHGGives on
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United Health FoundationLD Platt,
202-654-8830ld_platt@uhg.comorPeak Military Care NetworkKate
Hatten, 719-527-3965khatten@pmcn.org
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