Aetna and The Aetna Foundation Granted $170,000 to Arizona Nonprofits in 2010
August 08 2011 - 10:55AM
Business Wire
Aetna (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation together awarded
$170,000 in grants and sponsorships in Arizona during 2010. The
grants were made to organizations addressing obesity among adults
and children, racial and ethnic equity in health care, and needed
improvements in the integration and coordination of health care
services, as well as other health issues.
The six Arizona recipients were:
- Tucson Medical Center;
- Accept the Challenge, Inc.;
- Cesar E. Chavez Foundation;
- AZ Lost Boys Center;
- Celebrity Fight Night Foundation;
and
- American Heart Association.
“Aetna is pleased and proud to support nonprofit organizations
here in Arizona that are working to make a difference on key health
and wellness challenges we face in our communities,” said Kay
Thompson, Aetna’s local market president for Arizona.
The Tucson Medical Center was awarded a $100,000 grant to
support Girls on the Run, a national prevention program that
encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthful
lifestyles through running. The program combines training for a 3.1
mile run with a curriculum that helps girls learn to make good
choices and avoid risky adolescent behaviors.
In Phoenix, a $20,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation to Accept
the Challenge is supporting the introduction of a school-based
nutrition and fitness program to 1200 students in grades three
through six from low-income Hispanic families. The
program, Operation Tone-Up® is an evidence-based program
for preventing childhood obesity that has been endorsed by U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan because of its effectiveness in
helping students become healthier and more focused in school. The
program features daily structured exercise and classroom lessons on
nutrition and healthy living that are linked to academic curriculum
standards.
Also in Phoenix, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation received $5,000
in sponsorship support for the Cesar Chavez Familias Saludables
program, an effort that promotes healthy nutritional and lifestyle
choices among Latinos in the metropolitan area before and during
the holiday season.
The AZ Lost Boys Center received a $25,000 grant for its
behavioral health programs for young refugees from Sudan’s brutal
civil war. The organization provides a welcoming safe haven for the
so-called Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan to gather socially, learn
important life skills, and receive assistance in many areas
including education, employment, crisis intervention, and emotional
health support.
The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, Inc. received a $15,000
sponsorship for Fight Night XVI, which raised funds for the
Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute
in Phoenix.
The American Heart Association received a $5,000 sponsorship for
the Phoenix Heart Ball, which raise funds and awareness to promote
prevention of cardiovascular disease through education.
Nationwide during 2010, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation gave
$15.6 million in grants and sponsorships. In addition, Aetna
employees, retirees and directors donated an additional $6.9
million through the company’s matching gift program, bringing
combined giving in communities where Aetna employees and customers
live and work to $22.5 million. And, Aetna’s employees donated more
than dollars, generously giving nearly 335,000 hours of their
personal time and talents in communities nationwide. Since 2003,
Aetna employees have logged more than 2.3 million volunteer
hours.
“During 2010, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation were pleased to
provide grants and sponsorships to 661 nonprofit organizations
nationwide, and to match the generosity of our employees to another
9,492 organizations within our communities,” said Anne C. Beal,
M.D., M.P.H., Aetna Foundation president. “We also made significant
progress toward our goals of concentrating our grants on specific
health issues of national concern, giving nearly $2.35 million to
the fight against obesity, $1.24 million to improve racial and
ethnic equity in health and health care, and more than $1 million
to support better integrated health care in America.”
More information about Aetna’s and the Aetna Foundation’s 2010
efforts to help improve the health of children and adults and to
make our health care system more equitable and effective can be
found online in the multi-media annual giving report Investing in
Our Future.
About the Aetna Foundation
The Aetna Foundation, Inc. is the independent charitable and
philanthropic arm of Aetna, Inc. Since 1980, Aetna and the Aetna
Foundation have contributed $394 million in grants and
sponsorships, including $15.6 million in 2010. As a national health
foundation, we promote wellness, health, and access to high-quality
health care for everyone. This work is enhanced by the time and
commitment of Aetna employees, who have volunteered more than 2.3
million hours since 2003. Our current giving is focused on
addressing the rising rate of adult and childhood obesity in the
U.S.; promoting racial and ethnic equity in health and health care;
and advancing integrated health care.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.5 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical
management capabilities and health care management services for
Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.
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