For Immediate Release
Date: September 14, 2007

Contact: Kandis R. Fuller, APR
Phone Number: 716-857-4410

Univera Community Health Urges its Members to Take a Loved One for a Checkup

Tuesday, September 18, 2007, is Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day. Our organization is participating in this campaign because we know that disease prevention and regular health care can enhance and extend a person's life. We also know that Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day is vital because too many racial and ethnic minorities are dying prematurely and suffering from preventable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, and vaccine-preventable diseases. Together, through education and by helping people access we can go a long way toward changing this state of affairs.

The focus of the day is to encourage individuals to take charge of their health by visiting a health professional (a doctor, a nurse, a nurse practitioner, or another health provider), making an appointment for a visit, attending a health event in the community, or helping a friend, neighbor or family member do the same.

While Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day is specifically targeted towards racial and ethnic minorities who suffer from the greatest health gap, the campaign will urge all Americans to focus on prevention and early detection, beginning by going to a health care professional for a check-up.

If you are a Univera Community Health member and need to find a doctor, please call our Customer Service Department at 847-1433 or toll free at 1-800-683-3781.

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Univera Community Health is a nonprofit company that provides health insurance to the uninsured, is regulated by New York and is a partnership of Univera Healthcare, the Erie County Medical Center, and Kaleida Health.