UnitedHealthcare & 4-H Extend Partnership to Bring Food Budgeting & Nutrition Education to Additional 50,000 Children & Famil...
June 27 2017 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
- Since 2011, UnitedHealthcare and 4-H
have delivered healthy-living programs to more than 340,000
children and families in 14 states
- UnitedHealthcare investment in 4-H
community-based educational programs reaches $5 million
UnitedHealthcare announced it will invest an additional $1
million to extend its partnership with the National 4-H Council to
deliver food budgeting and nutrition education to children and
families in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and
Wisconsin.
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UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E.
Hound joins 4-H and UnitedHealthcare volunteers in teaching kids
about healthy foods at a Food Smart Families event in Arizona
(Photo: National 4-H Council).
Since 2011, UnitedHealthcare and 4-H have delivered
healthy-living programs to more than 340,000 children and families
in 14 states. 4-H’s expertise in community-based education and
engagement, and its presence in communities throughout the country
make it an ideal partner to address hunger and obesity at the local
level. Nearly 16 million children nationwide live in households
that are considered food insecure, meaning they do not have
consistent access to food throughout the year.
One of the programs, 4-H Food Smart Families, addresses food
insecurity and childhood obesity, and helps children and families
eat healthier. The program has reached more than 43,000 children
and families, distributed more than 14,000 bags of food to
participants and provided 22,000 referrals to food safety-net
programs.
“Food Smart Families makes a positive impact on communities by
engaging young people to promote healthy food choices within their
families,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, president & CEO, National
4-H Council. “We look forward to continuing this great work, and
reaching more children and families through our continued
partnership with UnitedHealthcare.”
Food Smart Families uses teens as teachers to provide
communities with nutrition, food budgeting and meal-preparation
programming; engages families through events; and addresses the
social determinants of health by providing referrals for government
nutrition benefits and ingredients for healthy dishes.
UnitedHealthcare and 4-H set the following goals for the Food
Smart Families program:
- train more than 200 teenagers as 4-H
Teen Health Ambassadors;
- educate 50,000 children and families
about healthy food choices, food-safety principles and budgeting
strategies;
- distribute 26,000 bags of food so
participating families may apply new education; and
- provide 25,000 referrals to SNAP, WIC
and other food safety-net programs to help alleviate hunger.
“As many of us are 4-H alumni, volunteers, donors and advocates,
we’re grateful for the opportunity to continue our partnership with
4-H on this important effort to bring food and nutrition education
to the people we are privileged to serve,” said Austin Pittman,
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community & State, and trustee on the
National 4-H Council board of directors.
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,
military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1
million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and
other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the
businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune
50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit
UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
About 4-H
4-H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, grows
confident young people who are empowered for life today and
prepared for career tomorrow. 4-H programs empower nearly six
million young people across the U.S. through experiences that
develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth development program
of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and serves
every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 public
universities and more than 3000 local Extension offices. Globally,
4-H collaborates with independent programs to empower one million
youth in 50 countries. The research-backed 4-H experience grows
young people who are four times more likely to contribute to their
communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two
times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely
to participate in STEM programs. Learn more about 4-H at
www.4-H.org, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/4-H and on
Twitter at https://twitter.com/4H.
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UnitedHealthcareJessica Buechler,
952-931-6454jessica.buechler@uhc.comorNational 4-H
CouncilCassie Reininger,
301-642-6979creininger@fourhcouncil.edu
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