Posted on August 13, 2009	print  e-mail
Deadline: October 22, 2009

UnitedHealth Group Offering Grants to Help Combat Childhood Obesity

UnitedHealth Group and Youth Service America are offering children the opportunity to become "Health Heroes" by learning about childhood obesity, designing programs to address it, and implementing the programs in their communities.

UnitedHealth Heroes is a service-learning health-literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, working through educators and youth leaders, to create and implement local hands-on programs to address the issue of childhood obesity. Now in its second year, the UnitedHealth Heroes grant program is available to schools and youth-focused community center-based programs in thirty-four states and the District of Columbia.

Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 each in support of service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth between the ages of 5 and 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).

Educators, service-learning coordinators, and students in the health professions are eligible to apply. The states eligible for this year's program are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 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, and the District of Columbia.

For guidelines and application, visit the YSA Web site.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Children and Youth
Geographic Funding Area: National

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