Business Innovation & Social Responsibility

Social responsibility begins with us — and how we do business. Every day, our employees strive to find smart ways to promote healthier lives in our communities. We are in business to help people live healthier lives.

		Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance The Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA) is a first-of-its-kind model for tackling diabetes, prediabetes and obesity. The DPCA was launched in 2010 through a partnership with UnitedHealth Group, the YMCA and retail pharmacies, and has since expanded to include numerous other corporate partners. Visit our Innovation website to learn more >
		JOIN for ME JOIN for ME, developed by the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization, is a whole-family program to fight childhood obesity. JOIN engages kids who struggle with extra weight, along with their parents, in a series of group sessions to achieve healthier weights through healthier family food choices, increased activity and lifestyle improvement tracking. Visit our Innovation website to learn more >
		UnitedHealth HEROES UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative developed by UnitedHealthcare and YSA (Youth Service America). The initiative is designed to encourage young people, working with educators and youth leaders, to create and implement hands-on programs to promote healthy eating and healthy lifestyles.  Visit the YSA Heroes webpage to learn more >
		Activate for Kids UnitedHealthcare is partnering with schools and community organizations on Activate for Kids, a program to get and keep kids healthy. Through this unique program, UnitedHealthcare is bringing resources directly to school districts with the goal of making them a healthy place for kids to learn, at no cost to the schools or families. Visit the Activate for Kids website to learn more >
		Sesame Workshop Partnership With the Healthy Habits for Life partnership, UnitedHealthcare and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street™, offer tools and resources to help parents and caregivers gain a greater understanding of the relationship between healthy habits and children’s healthy growth. Visit our Innovation website to learn more >
		Specialty Care for Children on the Navajo Nation To help Navajo children in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah with complex medical issues receive the care they need, UnitedHealthcare has introduced a telemedicine program that connects them with Phoenix-based physicians. This initiative marks the first time telemedicine has been used to treat complex pediatric problems for patients in the Native American community. Visit our Innovation website to learn more >