Children’s Museum Of Phoenix Receives $150,000 Grant From UnitedHealthcare

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix has received a $150,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to fund an initiative focused on improving the health habits of young children and their caregivers .

The grant will fund the UnitedHealthcare Healthy Children Program at the Museum, which will include 150 health & wellness workshops such as hands-on projects and on-site training to health care professionals and others who work with children.

“The Children’s Museum of Phoenix has an opportunity and responsibility to influence the wellness of the youth who visit the Museum,” said Deb Gilpin, President and CEO of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. “With this support from UnitedHealthcare, we can help children establish healthy habits through positive, fun experiences that empower them to make good choices for their bodies and minds.”

The UnitedHealthcare Healthy Children Program will include:

• Hands-on activities about how the body works, how to create healthy habits at a young age, and optimal nutrition for brain and body function;
• Brain development training workshops for caregivers using best-practice curriculum developed by New Directions Institute;
• Childhood obesity prevention workshops;
• Yoga and physical activity programs;
• Workshops delivered by Arizona State University nursing students in a range of health topics;
• Water, fire and other safety topics;
• Child development workshops for caregivers and educators

“Building this exhibit with the Children's Museum is a great way to help encourage Arizona's youth to live healthful lives,” said Jeri Jones, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual of Arizona. “Our collaboration with the Children’s Museum is an example of working within the community to make changes in how kids think about healthy living and reducing childhood obesity in Arizona.”

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.