Health

Whether it is a neighbor without health insurance, a victim of abuse, or someone struggling with mental illness or an addiction, United Ways are working to ensure everyone has access to affordable and quality care.

Our Strategy

Achieving our goal requires all of us to become more aware of health risks and the potential effects they have on ourselves and others, starting from before birth. Working to change policies and practices, such as extending health care coverage, will enable more people to live healthier lives.

United Way of San Luis Obispo County sits on the advisory boards for Tobacco Control Coalition, Adult Services Policy Council, SUSTAIN, ACTION for Healthy Communities, and SLO Veterans Servcies Collaborative.

How You Can Help:

Learn more about United Way of San Luis Obispo County's Health programs:

Health Facts

  • More than 33% of children and adolescents are overweight or obese. That’s 25 million kids and teenagers.
  • Children with health coverage are better prepared to learn in school and succeed in life.
  • The number of Americans without health insurance has increased steadily since the beginning of the century, now totaling about 47 million. More than 80% are working families.
  • 8.7 million children live without health insurance – more than the total number enrolled in the first and second grades in U.S. public schools.

Health4All Kids

Healthy kids make better learners, and now there is a new opportunity for children, regardless of immigration status, to enroll in health coverage and access the care they need.

 

References:
Institute of Medicine. From Neurons to Neighborhood: The Science of Early Childhood Development. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2000.)
Employee Benefit Research Institute estimates from the March Current Population Survey, 2007 Supplement.
Compiled by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC), University of Minnesota School of Public Health, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey 2007.