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The Gingerbread Squad of Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner, Ryan Dunlap, and Missy Smith won $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary School in the Health Action Council Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge. These top steppers averaged 809,363 steps.

Perry, Richmond Heights Schools teams among winners in Health Action Council's step challenge

Kenneth Pritchett passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Corsicana Daily Sun on 2023-09-07.

Katie Huffman, Adam Huffman and Scott Crane logged 533,779 steps from June 5 to July 2

Representing Alexander Local Schools, The Red Hot Chili Steppers were the Southeast Winners in the Health Action Council’s Spring Step It Up Challenge.

Patty Starr, President and CEO of the Health Action Council, and Craig Kurtzweil, vice president of the UnitedHealthcare Center for Advanced Analytics, detail an article they co-authored analyzing millennial generation health trends.

Millennials experience chronic conditions at significant rates and, along with their children, are high users of the health care system as compared with other age groups, according to a study conducted by UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council.

The care of a family member or friend, done out of love, can be incredibly taxing and stressful for families, but there are resources and support that can help ease the strain. 

Healthy, happy employees are more productive employees. Patty Starr, president and CEO of Health Action Council, said that's why when it comes to a health care plan, employers need to think about not just paying for their employees' insurance, but for their health.

(BPT) - In an extensive analysis of patient claims data, health plan member engagement has emerged as employers’ single best-practice solution for controlling costs and improving outcomes for their employees.