UnitedHealthcare Donates $1 Million to Nonprofits in Maryland
July 09 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $12.3 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 eight
community-based organizations in Maryland to expand access to care
and address the social determinants of health for uninsured
individuals and underserved communities.
In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $12.3 million through
Empowering Health grants across 21 states. UnitedHealthcare
launched its Empowering Health commitment in 2018.
More than half of the Empowering Health grants will help
organizations increase their capacity to fight COVID-19 and support
impacted communities. These grants will assist individuals and
families experiencing challenges from social distancing, food
insecurity, social isolation and behavioral health issues, which
are among the most urgent needs resulting from the pandemic.
Grant recipients in Maryland include:
- Capital Area Food Bank in Prince George’s County — $400,000 for
two pilot programs:
- Curbside groceries truck to support food access in food desert
communities in Prince George's County.
- Food pharmacy program at Mary’s Health Center Adelphi designed
to provide pregnant women, new mothers and their infants with
healthy food and nutritional guidance to support positive health
outcomes.
- Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland in Anne Arundel County —
$150,000 to support the Home-Delivered Meal Program by expanding
the number of home-delivered meal clients and increasing the amount
and depth of social engagement among home-delivered meal
clients.
- Pressley Ridge in Baltimore County — $110,000 to support
expansion of the HOMEBUILDERS® Program intervention to families at
serious risk of child removal in two high-need neighborhoods in
eastern Baltimore County.
- House of Ruth in Baltimore County — $100,000 to support:
- The creation of a project director position, outreach staff and
virtual meeting software to allow small groups of friends/families
to come together in a virtual space and learn about intimate
partner violence, resources and ways to support victims.
- A new Contact Center counselor for 24-hour hotline operations
and chat software that allows for private conversation when a phone
call is not possible.
- The Family Tree in Baltimore and Prince George’s Counties —
$95,000 to support the expansion of a parenting education
program.
- Mary’s Center in Prince George’s County — $75,000 to help
establish school-based behavioral health services in Prince
George’s County District 1.
- The Parents’ Place of Maryland in Baltimore and Prince George’s
Counties — $50,000 to work with community partners to support
families of children with disabilities and special health care
needs to be more connected and included in their communities.
- TasteWise Kids in Howard County — $20,000 to grow the Days of
Taste program, particularly for Title I school partners. The
program teaches elementary school children about the elements of
taste and the role of farms in producing the foods we eat.
“This unprecedented environment has compounded challenges faced
by Maryland’s most vulnerable residents and created further
barriers to accessing the health care and services they need,” said
Kathlyn Wee, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland. “Our
support of these organizations in Maryland through this
UnitedHealthcare Empowering Health commitment will help provide
critical aid and resources to the communities in Maryland that need
it the most.”
Providing access to better health in high-risk and high-need
local communities is a profound challenge. 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.
The Empowering Health grants bring to more than $100 million
UnitedHealth Group’s efforts to fight COVID-19 and assist impacted
communities by supporting vulnerable populations, protecting the
health care workforce and advancing breakthrough innovations in
testing and treatment.
In addition to UnitedHealthcare’s support in Maryland, the
company has launched similar community initiatives and
public-private collaborations nationwide focused on addressing
social determinants of health. UnitedHealthcare has invested more
than $500 million in affordable-housing communities since 2011,
partnered with food banks and meal-delivery services, and last year
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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