CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Well being Care Service Company (HCSC) is teaming up with the Nationwide Health Marketing campaign (NFC) by its Wholesome Cities program to extend entry to bodily train and cut back obstacles to bodily and psychological well being by bringing free, out of doors Health Courts® to communities throughout Illinois and Texas.
HCSC is contributing $850,000 in grants to assist fund 35 new Health Courts® throughout the states. The websites will start development as early as summer time 2022 with the aim of being out there to be used in fall 2022.
“HCSC is dedicated to addressing essentially the most urgent well being care points in our communities to create sustainable pathways to raised well being,” mentioned Dr. Monica Berner, chief scientific officer, HCSC. “We all know common bodily exercise is an environment friendly option to cut back the burden of a number of continual sicknesses, enhance psychological well being, and decrease a person’s total well being care prices. Our collaboration with NFC helps enhance alternatives for individuals to get exterior to enhance their well being in addition to the health and well-being of the communities by creating free health courts out there to residents of all ages and talent ranges.”
NFC’s out of doors Health Courts® are constructed to ship seven-minute body weight exercises for individuals of all ages and talent ranges. NFC additionally collaborates with companions to host exercise lessons in particular person along with offering free digital lessons by the Health Court docket® app. The Health Courts® will probably be constructed in public areas the place residents can simply entry them.
“The Nationwide Health Marketing campaign is proud to welcome HCSC as a collaborator throughout two states,” mentioned Mitch Menaged, Founding father of the NFC. “This program will ship super assets to contribute to the necessary mission of bettering well being outcomes because the community of a whole bunch of Health Courts® grows throughout a number of states. We look ahead to working with HCSC to make this marketing campaign an incredible success.”
Municipalities, colleges and different organizations in Illinois and Texas can apply for grant funding by NFC to help in establishing a Health Court docket®. NFC works with grant recipients to help in planning, funding and launching their Health Court docket®. Grant functions are at present being accepted. To be taught extra about funding, go to: https://nationalfitnesscampaign.com/illinois or https://nationalfitnesscampaign.com/texas
About Well being Care Service Company
Well being Care Service Company is the nation’s largest customer-owned well being insurer, with almost 17 million members in its well being plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. A Mutual Authorized Reserve Firm, HCSC is an impartial licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Defend Affiliation.
About NFC
Nationwide Health Marketing campaign (NFC) is a wellness consulting agency – based in San Francisco, California in 1979 – that provides grant funding, challenge administration and grasp planning providers to cities, colleges and sponsors to construct wholesome communities. The Health Court docket® is a scientifically designed 7 minute exercise system, created by NFC to be the world’s greatest out of doors fitness center. NFC’s mission is to construct wholesome communities by constructing an out of doors Health Court docket® inside a ten minute bike trip of each American. Study extra about NFC at www.nationalfitnesscampaign.com.
SOURCE Well being Care Service Company
