UnitedHealthcare Celebrates Global Youth Service Day and UnitedHealth HEROES
Hundreds of youth-led projects and events addressing childhood obesity
are planned for Global Youth Service Day, April 20-22. These
UnitedHealth HEROES projects are funded by grants from UnitedHealthcare
with administration and resource support from YSA (Youth Service
America).
Over a four-year period, UnitedHealthcare and YSA have awarded more than
$650,000 in UnitedHealth HEROES grants, funding nearly 1,000 projects
and engaging more than 75,000 kids across the country in the fight
against childhood obesity.
UnitedHealth HEROES projects are youth-led and capture the innovation
and peer influence that kids bring to the fight against childhood
obesity, one of the biggest issues facing their generation. Examples of
this years projects include:
In its 24th year, Global Youth Service Day mobilizes and
activates millions of young people to improve their communities through
service. Youth-led events and projects will take place in 100 countries
and all 50 states. Projects range from peer-education workshops and
awareness campaigns, to initiatives that address complex issues such as
childhood obesity, water scarcity and human rights.
Global Youth Service Day is a moment when the world stands in awe of
young people and their power to create positive community change, said
Steven A. Culbertson, president and CEO of YSA. UnitedHealth HEROES
invites young people to be a part of the solution to childhood obesity,
one of the biggest issues facing their generation. UnitedHealth HEROES
grants are empowering kids to be the leaders of today and
tomorrow.
With UnitedHealth HEROES, we are helping young people take action to
improve their health and the health of their peers, said Kate Rubin,
UnitedHealth Group vice president of Social Responsibility. This year,
we are engaging our employee volunteers to support these programs and
events. These kids are so passionate and engaged in their communities,
and we want to help them achieve their goals.
For more information Global Youth Service Day, visit www.GYSD.org.
YSA (Youth Service America) improves communities by increasing
the number and diversity of young people serving in substantive roles.
Through mobilization campaigns, grant programs, trainings and networking
opportunities, YSA promotes a global culture of engaged youth committed
to a lifetime of service, learning, leadership and achievement. Founded
and sponsored by YSA, Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the
largest service event in the world, celebrating and mobilizing the
millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of
the year through service. For more information, visit www.GYSD.org
and www.YSA.org.
Connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/globalyouthserviceday
and on Twitter @GYSD.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live
healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting
consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships
with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health
benefit programs for individuals, employers and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 650,000 physicians
and care professionals and 5,000 hospitals nationwide. UnitedHealthcare
serves more than 38 million people and is one of the businesses of
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and
well-being company.
