UnitedHealthcare Supports African American Babies Coalition Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Minneapolis-St. Paul With $150,000 Grant
2022年7月6日 - 10:00PM
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Funding will support community-based
initiatives aiming to boost African American childhood development
and improve educational achievement gaps
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company,
awarded a $150,000 grant to the African American Babies Coalition
and Projects (Wilder AABC) in support of its initiatives to educate
the community, recruit child care professionals and develop
programs for African American families in the Twin Cities.
Wilder AABC is part of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, a
community nonprofit that has been meeting the needs of families and
individuals for over 100 years. Wilder AABC was formed in 2008 when
a group of African American women saw a need for brain science and
early childhood development research to be more accessible and
shared in a more culturally relevant way.
Wilder AABC is working to improve educational achievement gaps
by fostering healthy childhood and brain development, as research
shows introducing proper practices in the very early stages of
childhood can prevent health inequities experienced in
adulthood.
“Research proves an upward spiral happens when one develops a
philosophy of community, a sense of belonging, and a network of
family, friends and neighbors,” said Sameerah Bilal-Roby, founder
and director of Wilder AABC. “We are thankful for
UnitedHealthcare’s grant as this will contribute to better health,
parenting, participation and society.”
The funding from UnitedHealthcare will be used to:
- Create a Families, Friends and Neighbors (FFN) Crisis Manual to
help visiting professionals understand the connections between
early childhood development, toxic stress, adverse childhood
experiences and health disparities, and the importance of
respecting and integrating culturally congruent practices of
wellness to connect with the families they serve.
- Recruit and train up to 15 child care professionals with
experience in the Twin Cities as well as rural areas that include
historically underserved populations, to serve as home
visitors.
- Help with the development and infrastructure of the Minnesota
African American Licensed Childcare Provider Association to
increase their capacity, training and deployment in Minnesota.
“We are honored to support Wilder AABC in its efforts to expand
the reach of its programs and to recruit and train critical child
care professionals,” said Victor Fields, CEO, UnitedHealthcare
Community Plan of Minnesota. “We must address the gaps in education
head-on that African American children face, and provide resources
and support, starting in early development, to help us create a
more equitable society and help people live healthier lives.”
Minnesota has historically ranked as one of the worst states in
the country for education achievement gaps. According to the
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, African American students'
math and reading proficiency levels were 20% lower in 2021 compared
to their peers.
The coalition's mission is one that UnitedHealthcare, along with
its parent company UnitedHealth Group, have been inherently aligned
with for more than 30 years. UnitedHealth Group has worked with
national and local partners to improve health equity, expand access
to care and eliminate health disparities based on race, ethnicity,
income, sexual orientation and other factors. The company is
investing in programs and partnerships focused on maternal health,
food, health literacy, behavioral health and social isolation,
including nearly $14 million in philanthropic grants to support
maternal health, and $2.85 million in support to March of Dimes for
a public-private partnership with the Department of Health and
Human Services that aims to reduce the Black-white disparity gap
and improve maternal health outcomes.
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 1.5 million
physicians and care professionals, and more than 6,700 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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