UnitedHealthcare Launches Program to Address Type 2 Diabetes in Owensboro Community
February 06 2024 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Collaboration with Audubon Area Community Care
Clinic and Girls Inc. aims to educate people about diabetes,
implement preventive strategies and enhance management of the
disease
UnitedHealthcare Catalyst™, a community-based program that uses
data to tackle the highest-priority health challenges in local
communities, has just launched in Owensboro with a focus on type 2
diabetes. Together with Audubon Area Community Care Clinic and
Girls Inc., the program aims to improve health outcomes in the
community through promotion of healthy habits and management of
individuals with prediabetes and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes as
part of a multiyear collaboration.
“UnitedHealthcare is committed to supporting communities across
the Commonwealth with resources to better manage their health,”
said Krista Hensel, chief executive officer, UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Kentucky. “Each community has its own needs, and
we believe this collaboration with Audubon Area Community Care
Clinic and Girls Inc. will help multiple generations improve their
health by preventing or controlling diabetes.”
Details of the program are as follows:
- Patients at Audubon Area Community Care Clinic diagnosed with
prediabetes or type 2 diabetes will be eligible to enter the
UnitedHealthcare Catalyst program, regardless of their insurance
carrier. Those who enroll will be assigned an accredited community
health worker as a case manager, receive personalized nutrition
education, have eye exams as needed for diabetic retinopathy, and
be offered programming for health-related social needs support such
as nutritious food.
- Girls Inc. will launch lifestyle educational programs tailored
to individuals between the ages of 8 and 12. Programs will include
educational materials on balanced nutrition and healthy snacks,
workshops with guest speakers, and guidance to help participants
track physical activity and progress over time.
“The impact of diabetes on the population we serve as a
community health center is huge. Many of our patients are battling
other social determinants of health that make accessibility to
diabetic needs extremely difficult,” said Samantha Taylor-Kaai,
clinic program director for Audubon Area Community Care Clinic. “By
working together with UnitedHealthcare and Girls Inc., we aim to
promote positive changes in our patients and transform their lives
to help them meet their overall health goals.”
In the Audubon area, 16% of the adult population has diabetes,
which is 5 and 7 percentage points higher than the county and
national averages, respectively. While diabetes is a chronic
condition, proper nutrition and management can help avoid disease
progression, reduce unnecessary medical visits and improve quality
of life. Additionally, lifestyle changes such as regular exercise
and a healthy diet can help people with prediabetes prevent or
delay type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems.
“There are so many children in Owensboro and Daviess County who
are at risk of developing diabetes and other health conditions,”
said Tish Correa Osborne, chief executive officer of Girls Inc. “We
are grateful to be in a position to help make a meaningful impact
in our community by showing our children the connection between
nutrition and physical activity with health and wellbeing.”
UnitedHealthcare Catalyst has created over 25 community-based
programs across the country, collaborating with more than 100
community-level partners. These include public housing agencies,
federally qualified health centers, faith-based organizations,
academic institutions, community-based organizations and more. The
programs combine analytic insights from UnitedHealthcare with the
experience of working with and listening to community partners.
With support from the UnitedHealthcare team, the partners identify
health challenges to create coordinated, community-based solutions.
The goal is to build on a community’s existing work and resources
to make the most impact over time.
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 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
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
UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
About Audubon Area Community Care
Clinic
Audubon Area Community Care Clinic is a 330 and 330(h)
HRSA-funded entity that provides primary medical care and
behavioral health services to patients in the greater Owensboro,
Kentucky area who are homeless, transiently housed, uninsured,
underinsured and fall below the poverty line standards set by the
federal government. The clinic provides various services for
clients’ ages 2+ years old which include, but are not limited to:
physical examinations, immunizations for adults and children,
office and laboratory testing, chronic care management, care for
acute and chronic health problems, substance use disorder
counseling, treatment for depression/anxiety, primary care, anger
management, trauma therapy, and a range of supportive services
including case management and application assisting for insurance
enrollment.
About Girls Inc.
Girls Inc. is a youth development organization that inspires all
girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to
whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic,
and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent.
These positive outcomes are achieved through three core elements:
people — trained staff and volunteers who build lasting, mentoring
relationships; environment — girls only, physically and emotionally
safe, where there is a sisterhood of support, high expectations,
and mutual respect; programming — research based, hands on, and
minds on, age appropriate, meeting the needs of today’s girl.
Informed by girls and their families, we also serve as advocates
with and for girls to increase opportunities for all girls.
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