Health Plan of Nevada Donates $1 Million to Nonprofits in Nevada
22 Luglio 2021 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Funding is part of UnitedHealthcare’s $11.4
million in Empowering Health grants focused on expanding access to
care and addressing the social determinants of health for people in
underserved communities
Health Plan of Nevada (HPN), a UnitedHealthcare company and part
of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), is awarding $1 million in
Empowering Health grants to six community-based organizations in
Nevada to expand access to care and address the social determinants
of health for uninsured individuals and underserved
communities.
In total, UnitedHealthcare, HPN’s parent company, is donating
$11.4 million through Empowering Health grants across 18 states and
the District of Columbia. The grants will assist individuals and
families experiencing challenges from food insecurity, social
isolation and behavioral health issues, and support local health
promotion and health literacy efforts.
Grant recipients in Nevada include:
- The Just One Project – $300,000 to expand the Community Family
Market, giving low-wealth families in Las Vegas access to healthy
food and providing wraparound services through case management,
including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program application
assistance, transportation resources, health care referrals and
financial education.
- Food Bank of Northern Nevada – $205,000 to expand the
Prescription Pantry Program to Carson City and Elko, Lyon and
Mineral counties, providing food insecure individuals with chronic
conditions access to healthier foods tailored to their specific
needs through partnerships with hospitals and clinics.
- Immunize Nevada – $175,000 to help increase childhood
immunization rates and reduce significant disparities by hiring a
vaccine equity manager, conducting a study to identify immunization
gaps, and providing immunization education and no-cost immunization
clinics in communities with identified gaps.
- United Citizens Foundation – $150,000 to support access to
holistic and patient-centered behavioral and mental health care for
Clark County School District students and families who are
uninsured, undocumented or otherwise do not meet funding source
guidelines.
- Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada – $150,000 to support
access to integrated health care, including behavioral health and
social services, for the uninsured population in Las Vegas.
- Living Grace Homes – $20,000 for health education programming
for homeless, pregnant and parenting young women.
“Social and economic factors have a profound impact on achieving
and maintaining good health,” said Kelly Simonson, president,
Health Plan of Nevada’s Medicaid plan. “Through Empowering Health
grants, we’re working with local organizations to provide Nevadans
with greater access to essential resources in high-risk and
high-need communities so they can live healthier lives.”
Good health encompasses more than simply 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. And for so many, the
global pandemic has caused additional social and economic
challenges that continue to affect healthy behaviors and exacerbate
health disparities.
Since launching its Empowering Health commitment in 2018,
UnitedHealthcare has now invested more than $40 million in
Empowering Health grants reaching more than 6 million people
through partnerships with community-based organizations in 29
states.
UnitedHealth Group, including UnitedHealthcare and Optum, and
its affiliated companies, is committed to reducing health
disparities and building healthier communities by supporting
programs to improve access to care and address key determinants of
health. Other recent investments include a $2.6 million, three-year
partnership with Touro University Nevada to improve maternal health
in southern Nevada.
Additionally, UnitedHealth Group has invested more than $500
million in affordable housing communities since 2011, partnered
with food banks and meal-delivery services, and in 2019 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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