UnitedHealthcare Pro Cyclist Helps Educate Sacramento Youth About Bicycle and Helmet Safety Through Public Service Campaign
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UnitedHealthcare employees and pro cycling team member deliver
helmets to nearly 100 kids
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealthcare employees and pro cycling team member Chris Jones today
delivered 100 bike helmets, several bikes and a bike safety lesson to
the Edward Kemble Elementary School branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Greater Sacramento.
Jones discussed nutrition, the benefits of exercise, and bike safety
with nearly 100 children at the event. He also signed autographs and
demonstrated how to properly wear the helmets, as part of a public
service campaign to encourage kids and adults to wear helmets when
riding bikes.
Instructional public service videos featuring UnitedHealthcare’s Pro
Cycling team are featured on the Ride Healthy section of the website: www.uhcprocycling.com.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento’s mission is to inspire and
enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach
their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. By
providing youth with a safe environment to participate in positive, fun
activities, staff and volunteers dedicate themselves to help young
people to set and reach their goals. The Club believes that young people
can reach their full potential when they have access to opportunities
and are in a safe environment that promotes respect, creativity,
education, and fun. Club programs and services promote and enhance the
development of members by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness,
belonging and a power or influence.
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 1 million 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
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Contacts
UnitedHealthcare
Matt Rodriguez, 714-252-0479
matt.rodriguez@uhc.com