Team UnitedHealthcare joins Walkers Countrywide to Raise Money for Type 1 Diabetes Research as Part of Annual JDRF One Walk

Photo caption: Team UnitedHealthcare joined 900,000 other dedicated walkers across Florida and nationwide to help raise money for type 1 diabetes research as part of the JDRF One Walk™ series of events.

Team UnitedHealthcare joined the One Walk™ movement to help raise money for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research as part of the annual JDRF One Walk™ held on Sat., April 16, 2016 at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Twenty-five UHC staff and family members joined Team UnitedHealthcare to raise $3,200 as part of the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. One Walk, one of 10 similar type events held in other Florida communities, including Cocoa Beach, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Sarasota, Bradenton, Boca Raton, Stuart, Miami, Tampa and Tallahassee. Nationwide, One Walk events draw 900,000 people in 200 communities, who laced up their sneakers to help fund life-changing research for T1D. Each year, more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults – approximately 80 people per day – are diagnosed with T1D, which is estimated to affect more than three million Americans including 1.25 million children.

“I am proud that UnitedHealthcare was able to show its support both as a sponsor and through our employee commitment,” said Nicholas Zaffiris, CEO of UnitedHealthcare South Florida. “It is testimony to the UnitedHealthcare mission and our team to take an active role in supporting important causes and medical research,” he added.

About JDRF

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. Founded by parents to determined to find a cure for their children with T1D, JDRF expanded through grassroots fundraising and advocacy efforts to become a powerhouse in the scientific community with more than 100 U.S. locations and six international affiliates. JDRF has funded nearly $2 billion in research to-date and made significant progress in understanding and fighting the disease. For more information, visit www.jdrf.org.

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 1 million 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.