Wisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker, Sesame Street’s Grover and
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Wisconsin President Jeff Nohl taught
Milwaukee-area students the importance of learning about healthy food
choices at Milwaukee College Prep School’s 36th Street and 38th Street
campuses.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan President Jeff Nohl, Sesame Street's Grover and Wisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker teach Milwaukee-area elementary school students the importance of learning about healthy food choices through an interactive game on "sometimes foods" and "anytime foods" and through healthy snacks like apples and crackers at Milwaukee College Prep School's 36th Street location (Photo: Michael Goelzer).
The event featured an interactive discussion about healthy foods with
the First Lady of Wisconsin, Mr. Nohl and Grover as part of Sesame
Street’s Food
for Thought: Eating Well on a Budget program, part of
UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to helping people in Wisconsin and across
the country live healthier lives through education on nutrition, fun and
fitness activities.
Mrs. Walker began the program by reading to students from the book
“Elmo’s Breakfast Bingo.” Grover and Nohl paid a surprise visit to the
children and the First Lady to underscore that reading is a great way to
learn about healthy food and lifestyle choices, and then led students in
an interactive game to help children distinguish between a healthy or
“sometimes” food and an “anytime” food.
“Being active and learning about healthy foods are vital components of a
child’s ability to succeed in school,” said Mrs. Walker, whose Year
of Well-Being initiative supports four main areas: Be Active, Be
Connected, Be Informed, and Be Part of Your Community. The themes were
developed to achieve a well-rounded approach to wellness so
Wisconsinites will be better equipped to increase their overall wellness
now and in the future.
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
and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
780,000 physicians and care professionals and 5,900 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare serves more than 40 million
people in health benefits and is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being
company.
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