Today at the Kalamazoo Central Library, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
of Michigan and Kalamazoo RESA Head Start hosted a baby shower for
expectant moms and new parents. The baby shower provided expectant moms
and new parents with important prenatal and well-baby care resources and
information.
Ta'Nisha Jones with her son D'Noah attended a Community Baby Shower hosted by UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Michigan at the Central Library in Kalamazoo, Mich. At the shower, Jones met with health experts to get answers to many of their questions about taking care of her baby. She also received information about UnitedHealthcare's Healthy First Steps case management program and Baby Blocks, a free online wellness-incentive program. (Photo Credit: Chris McGuire)
Expectant moms and new moms met with health experts to get answers to
questions about their pregnancies and receive tips for taking care of
their babies, including information on prenatal and postpartum care, and
child-care safety. Attendees learned about available well-baby
resources, including a demonstration of Baby Blocks®, a
free online wellness-incentive program that enables participants to
receive email appointment alerts, wellness-related text messages,
connect directly with maternity nurses and earn rewards for keeping
doctor appointments.
Those in attendance received a free gift bag that included baby-care
items. There was also a raffle for parents with door prizes such as a
baby bouncer, car seat and other baby-care items.
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.
UnitedHealthcare 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
or follow @myUHC
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