UnitedHealthcare Awards $1.95 Million in Grants to Wisconsin Community Organizations to Address Social Determinants of Health
11 July 2018 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
- Several community organizations
receiving funding to expand access to fresh produce, dental
screenings and vision screenings that will benefit hundreds of
thousands of Wisconsinites
- Wisconsin is one of five states this
year where UnitedHealthcare is funding programs to address social
determinants of health
UnitedHealthcare has awarded $1.95 million in grants to local
organizations that are expanding social services to address some of
Wisconsin’s key social determinants of health, like food
security.
Grant recipients include:
- Feeding Wisconsin to increase access to
fresh produce at local food banks and food pantries statewide.
- DentaMed, Children’s Health Alliance of
Wisconsin and VisionQuest 20/20 to work with school districts to
offer dental screenings, dental-restorative procedures and vision
screenings on-site or through new mobile clinics.
UnitedHealthcare has long been a proponent of addressing
barriers that prevent individuals and families from focusing on
their health and wellness. Issues such as food insecurity, a lack
of access to basic preventive health screenings, social isolation,
financial instability and homelessness all play a role in health
and wellness.
“For many people, it’s not just genetic code that plays a role
in their health status; it’s a full range of social factors,” said
Ellen Sexton, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Wisconsin.
“It’s difficult for people to improve their health, build
primary-care relationships and address preventive health care needs
if they can’t feed their families or don’t have stable housing. We
understand the vital need for communities to address the social
determinants of health that affect people’s health and quality of
life.”
In addition to UnitedHealthcare’s support in Wisconsin and
related efforts in Arizona, Texas, Missouri and Louisiana, the
company has launched community initiatives and participated in
numerous public-private partnerships nationwide to address social
determinants of health. Since 2011, UnitedHealthcare has invested
more than $350 million to help finance and build 54
affordable-housing communities in Wisconsin and 13 other states,
creating more than 2,700 new homes for individuals and families.
The United Health Foundation has committed more than $3.5 million
in philanthropic grants in Wisconsin since 2017.
On July 25, to celebrate and support the new initiatives,
hundreds of UnitedHealthcare employee volunteers will participate
in a day of service sorting, packing and loading fresh food at four
different Feeding Wisconsin food banks across the state.
About UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare 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 1.2 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
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