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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…

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…

Ad Council Research Institute Finds Healthcare Affordability, Crime, Climate Change, and Women’s Health as the Top Issues Americans Care Most About

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council Research Institute (ACRI), the research arm of the Ad Council, has revealed the findings of their new quarterly issue pulse study in partnership with Morning Consult, examining the most important social, economic and political issues of our current day. Revisiting what Americans care about across various demographics, including their values, attitudes and behaviors relating to these issues – and if or how they change over time – the survey will continue each quarter to provide a pulse check on what matters most to people throughout the country…