Today UnitedHealthcare donated five computers to The Salvation Army to
increase computer and Internet access in the community. The donation is
part of 100 total computers the Company is donating to community
organizations across the state.
From Left to Right: Lilly Carbonell Walker, UnitedHealthcare; Rocksana Urbanek, Volunteer; Lois Newkirk, Salvation Army; Captain Ronald Cook, Salvation Army; Seth Richardson, UnitedHealthcare. Source: UnitedHealthcare
The donation will help to establish a computer lab offering people –
especially inner-city youth, the elderly, and people living with mental
and physical disabilities – high-speed Internet access that will enable
them to connect with assistance programs, health information and more.
“We thank UnitedHealthcare for donating these laptops and helping us
build a lab that the community can access for health information,
education, job opportunities and more,” said Captain Ronald Cook of The
Salvation Army of Fort Dodge which serves families in need during times
of crisis and transition in people’s lives.
Community-based organizations continue to express the need to connect
technology with the people they serve. In response, UnitedHealthcare
launched the Community Computers program to help create computer labs
that give underserved people in the community convenient access to the
Internet. To date, UnitedHealthcare has donated more than 2,000
computers in 15 states, including Iowa, since the program began in 2012.
“The Community Computers program was designed to increase computer and
Internet access in neighborhoods where access to these tools may be
limited,” Nancy Lind, COO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Iowa.
“We are honored to help people in our communities gain access to
critical information and resources through these laptops.”
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 more than 850,000 physicians and care
professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
Globally, UnitedHealthcare serves 45 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. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com
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