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Depend® Brand Champions Third Annual Stand Strong for Men’s Health™ Initiative with Brian Austin Green to Benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

The Depend® brand is igniting conversations about the importance of men proactively taking charge of their health and championing the strength of those fighting prostate cancer with its third year of the Stand Strong for Men’s Health™ initiative, benefiting the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). Beginning in September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Depend® will donate up to $350,0001 toward PCF’s work to improve the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. In the United States, one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and many survivors experience urinary…

Forager Project® and Veganuary Join Forces to Make Kid-Friendly Plant-Based Eating Healthy, Easy, and Fun

Stuart Mitchell

Forager Project®, creator of organic, dairy-free, vegan foods, has teamed up with Veganuary, the nonprofit organization that encourages people to try vegan for the month of January each year, to launch the Vegan School Lunch Challenge. The challenge aims to inspire more families to eat plant-based lunches at least once a week that are healthy, nutritious, and fun for kids. The Vegan School Lunch Challenge kicks off on August 16 and provides parents with free tools, education, and resources to make it easy to teach their kids healthy habits for…

UnitedHealthcare Donates $1 Million to Nonprofits in Georgia

Stuart Mitchell

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, is awarding $1 million in Empowering Health grants to six community-based organizations in Georgia to expand access to care and address the social determinants of health for uninsured individuals and underserved communities. In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $11 million in grants through its Empowering Health program across 11 states. 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 Georgia include: Voices for Georgia’s Children,…

LFC Foundation and Wasabi Technologies launch new community mental health programme 

Stuart Mitchell

LFC Foundation has launched an innovative community mental health improvement programme, which uses the power of football and music to help improve young people’s lives. The ‘Red Hot Beats’ programme will engage with youths from disadvantaged areas, using the synergy of the two world famous pillars of Liverpool’s rich heritage. Wasabi Technologies, who are the club’s Official Cloud Storage Partner, will part fund and support the new scheme alongside LFC Foundation, which will be delivered in six community centres across Merseyside.  The bespoke sessions will be targeted at young people…

Consumers’ healthy-eating choices wane as cost of living bites

Stuart Mitchell

The number of adults saying they are coping on their current salary has fallen 5.5% since pre-2020 lockdown, with only half of young adults and just under two-thirds of women saying they are coping on their current income. Meanwhile, the number of adults preferring to eat organic food has fallen by almost a third in early 2022 particularly among younger generations and women, and the number of all adults preferring not to buy food that has been genetically modified has dropped by almost 40%. These are just some of the…