Ag Day in Sacramento Gets Healthy Boost from UnitedHealthcare with Fun Walk Around the Capitol
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UnitedHealthcare partners with the California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom to highlight nutrition, exercise and
educational programs that help people live healthier lives
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealthcare and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom hosted a fun, one-mile walk around Capitol Park.
The walk was part of the annual Ag Day at the Capitol, which brings
thousands of people to Sacramento to celebrate California agriculture.
UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound led the walk, joined by
nearly 100 kids and teachers. Ag Day at the Capitol takes place each
March during National Nutrition Month.
About California Agriculture in the Classroom
The
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization whose mission is to increase awareness and
understanding of agriculture among California’s educators and students.
For the past 30 years, the Foundation has provided free, high-quality,
teacher-tested, and standards-based materials. The valuable training
opportunities and resources have promoted integrating agricultural
education into K-12 classrooms and afterschool programs, touching the
lives of more than 15 million students. For more information visit
Learnaboutag.org or follow @LearnAboutAg
on Twitter.
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, military service members, retirees
and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
contracts directly with more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:
UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com
or follow @myUHC on Twitter.
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Contacts
UnitedHealthcare
Matthew Rodriguez, 714-252-0479
matt.rodriguez@uhc.com
or
California
Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Judy Culbertson,
916-642-2999
Executive Director
Judy@LearnAboutAg.org
