UnitedHealthcare Donates $1 Million to Nonprofits in Indiana
July 22 2021 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $11.4 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 $1 million in Empowering Health grants to five
community-based organizations in Indiana to expand access to care
and address the social determinants of health for uninsured
individuals and underserved communities.
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $11.4 million through
Empowering Health grants across 18 states and the District of
Columbia. The grants will assist individuals and families
experiencing challenges from food insecurity, social isolation and
behavioral health issues, and support local health promotion and
health literacy efforts.
Grant recipients in Indiana include:
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana – $300,000 to build the capacity
of school-based pantries and support an at-home delivery
program.
- Indiana Primary Health Care Association – $300,000 to implement
and expand food access and education programming in partnership
with six federally qualified health centers.
- Healthier Moms and Babies – $180,000 to expand the Prenatal
Home Visitation Program for high-risk low-income families in Allen
County. The home visitation program pairs experienced case managers
with low-income women until their babies turn 2 years old to help
mothers and their babies have the best possible start to their new
lives.
- Indiana Rural Health Association – $150,000 to implement the
Community Paramedicine Program, which addresses infant and maternal
health disparities in Allen, Knox and Ripley counties.
- Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana – $70,000 to expand
social-emotional and physical activity programs, provide financial
assistance to eligible girls, recruit new coaches and provide rural
community outreach.
“Social and economic factors have a profound impact on achieving
and maintaining good health,” said Charlotte Macbeth, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare of Indiana Medicare and Medicaid. “Through
Empowering Health grants we’re working with local organizations to
provide Hoosiers with greater access to essential resources in
high-risk and high-need communities so they can live healthier
lives.”
Good health encompasses more than simply visiting a doctor’s
office. 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. And for so many, the
global pandemic has caused additional social and economic
challenges that continue to affect healthy behaviors and exacerbate
health disparities.
Since launching its Empowering Health commitment in 2018,
UnitedHealthcare has now invested more than $40 million in
Empowering Health grants reaching more than 6 million people
through partnerships with community-based organizations in 29
states.
UnitedHealth Group, including UnitedHealthcare and Optum, and
its affiliated companies, is committed to reducing health
disparities and building healthier communities by supporting
programs to improve access to care and address key determinants of
health. In Indiana this includes more than $3.4 million in
contributions from 2018-2020 representing its businesses,
foundations and employees.
Additionally, UnitedHealth Group has invested more than $500
million in affordable housing communities since 2011, partnered
with food banks and meal-delivery services, and in 2019 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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