Reading Event Celebrates UnitedHealthcare's Donation of Reading Stations and Children's Books to Vista Community Clinic

UnitedHealthcare donated 40 UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) reading stations, nearly 1,000 “Oliver & Hope” children’s books and 2,000 activity worksheets to encourage early reading and healthy living among children.

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Fernando Sanudo, CEO of Vista Community Clinic, reads from the popular "Oliver & Hope" children's book to Sophia Mendoza, middle, at the Vista Community Clinic during an event to celebrate the donation of seven reading stations and 80 children's books from UnitedHealthcare, on Friday, Sept. 11, in Oceanside, Calif. (Photo: Sandy Huffaker/UnitedHealthcare).

Today, Vista Community Clinic (VCC) received seven reading stations and 80 children’s books during an event to celebrate the donation from UnitedHealthcare. Community leaders, UnitedHealthcare executives and VCC staff joined UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound for a reading circle and healthy activities with VCC patient families. Participating children received goodie bags with coloring pages, jump ropes and a new book.

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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 on Twitter.

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