(NAME-MCE) UnitedHealth HEROES Grants Support Youth-Led Innovative Solutions to Leading Health Threat

[Michael Minks]

Dear Colleague in Service, 

 

Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group are excited to team
up for the second year to offer UnitedHealth HEROES grants to youth-led
service-learning projects addressing childhood obesity.

 

Educators, service-learning coordinators, students in the health
professions, public health professionals, and community partners are
eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project
grants. 

 

Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for
service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth
ages 5-25 in the planning and implementation process, and take place
during Semester of Service 2010 (MLK Day, January 18, to Global Youth
Service Day, April 23-25).

 

States eligible for this year's UnitedHealth HEROES program include:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia,
Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

 

Please begin by completing our Eligibility Quiz at
http://tinyurl.com/heroesquiz  If you are eligible, you will be given
access the application materials.

 

In addition to the grants, YSA and UnitedHealth Group published "First
Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through
Service-Learning," a project planning module that provides the necessary
information for school and community educators to develop effective
projects. With data, project examples, and links to additional
resources, educators have the tools to connect childhood obesity to a
variety of learning areas. Download the module at:
http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/modules/YSAPediatricObesityModule.pdf

 

Best,

Michael Minks
Director of Outreach
Youth Service America
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005
P: 202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030
mminks at ysa.org
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