Aetna (Atlanta) reported that it has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Ryan Cameron Foundation (Atlanta) to help fund a diabetes screening day, for which Aetna will be the title sponsor this fall.
Aetna representatives will share information about the risk factors connected with diabetes and what people can do to help manage the disease.
'A significant portion of Aetna's philanthropic donations has been used to target diabetes and childhood obesity, which present tremendous health challenges in the Atlanta area,' said Cynthia Follmer, president of Aetna's Georgia market. 'Working with organizations like the Ryan Cameron Foundation, we hope to raise awareness of this growing problem and help people in this community learn to live healthier, more productive lives.'
Aetna provides health benefits to more than 500,000 people in Georgia.
The Ryan Cameron Foundation provides Atlanta's youth with tools of empowerment, preparing them for their future roles as leaders. Some of these tools include: mentoring, tutoring, volunteering, business etiquette, self-reflection, leadership instruction and life skills.
Since its inception, the foundation says it has awarded grants to over 40 non-profit organizations and scholarships to six students.
