UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri Awards $500,000 to Address Health Equity
19 October 2021 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Funding community organizations focused on
serving underserved communities by expanding access to care and
addressing the social determinants of health
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has
awarded $500,000 in grants to community-based organizations in
Missouri to expand access to care, support maternal and child
health and address the social determinants of health for
individuals and underserved communities.
"We're honored to be supporting local organizations that offer
essential resources to address social and economic factors that
have a profound impact on people's health," said Jamie Bruce, chief
executive officer of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri.
"These organizations play a vital role in providing greater access
to care and essential services in high-risk and high-need
communities throughout Missouri.”
Grant recipients in Missouri include:
- North East Community Action Corporation — $75,000 to
support Healthy Homes, a program serving Lewis, Lincoln, Macon,
Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Shelby, St. Charles and
Warren, counties that provides new air conditioning and roofing,
and addresses other housing needs that can affect health conditions
such as COPD and asthma.
- Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition —
$50,000 to further the organization’s ability to provide support
services, emergency housing, education and advocacy to survivors of
human sex and labor trafficking in central Missouri.
- Harmony House — $45,000 to provide resources to address
domestic violence, such as family advocacy, support groups and life
skills classes, transportation assistance, legal assistance and
outreach programming. Harmony House serves people in Greene
County.
- Kanbe's Markets — $75,000 to distribute and expand
access to fresh, affordable and healthy foods to people
experiencing food insecurity in Jackson County.
- Generate Health — $50,000 to launch FLOURISH, an
initiative in St. Louis aimed at reducing infant mortality with a
network of neighborhood and community groups. Funding will also
support a partnership with the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank to
provide local moms and babies access to diapers.
- Lafayette House — $45,000 to provide essential services
to individuals in Southwest Missouri affected by substance abuse,
domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Whole Kids Outreach — $40,000 to support children and
families in southern Missouri through the Maternal-Child Nursing
program that provides in-home visits and a safety net for families
in under-resourced communities.
- Jordan Valley Community Health Center — $35,000 for a
shoe voucher initiative that provides kids with new shoes for back
to school after completing dental and well-child visits in Greene
County.
- Show-Me School-Based Health Alliance of Missouri —
$60,000 to provide school-based health services for children in
high-risk and isolated communities in rural Southeast
Missouri.
- Community Health Center of Central Missouri — $25,000 to
purchase telehealth resources to provide health services such as
doctor exams, screenings and behavioral health services in schools
in Callaway and Cole counties.
“We are very grateful to have received this grant from
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri to offer needed
services and resources to individuals and families in our
community,” said Brooks Miller, chief executive officer of Jordan
Valley Community Health Center. “This grant enables us to further
our shared mission of expanding access to care to Missourians in
under-resourced communities.”
Good health encompasses more than 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. For so many, the global
pandemic has caused additional social and economic challenges that
continue to affect healthy behaviors and exacerbate health
disparities.
These grants are part of several initiatives that
UnitedHealthcare, along with its parent company UnitedHealth Group,
have launched to address health equity and maternal health outcomes
throughout the United States. Initiatives include $14 million in
recent philanthropic grants to support maternal health and $2.85
million in support to March of Dimes for a public-private
partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services that
aims to reduce the Black-white disparity gap and improve maternal
health outcomes. The company is also investing in programs and
partnerships focused on food, housing, transportation and social
isolation, including $500 million for affordable housing in
underserved areas and $80 million to fight the pandemic and support
vulnerable minority populations disproportionately affected by
COVID-19.
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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