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July 1, 2009

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UNITEDHEALTHCARE® PARTNERS WITH ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO SPONSOR FIRST-EVER “ESSENCE HEALTH PAVILION” JULY 3-5 IN NEW ORLEANS

Complimentary health screenings, LIVE fitness demos by Donna Richardson-Joyner, gifts and prizes to be offered to local community and Festival attendees

New Orleans, LA (BlackNews.com) -- As part of its ongoing commitment to help improve the health status of African Americans, UnitedHealthcare has teamed up with the world-renowned Essence Music Festival to co-sponsor the first-ever Essence Health Pavilion taking place July 3 - 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nearly 160,000 attendees from across the country are expected for the 15th anniversary of the three-day Essence Music Festival event. The 2009 Essence Health Pavilion is co-sponsored by AARP and Susan G. Komen for the Cure's® Circle of Promise.

In conjunction with the Essence Empowerment Seminars, which serve as the daytime destination for festival attendees, delivering compelling and inspirational messages by some of the nation's most renowned leaders, celebrities and music artists, the Essence Health Pavilion is offering the Greater New Orleans community and Festival attendees an array of wellness activities. UnitedHealthcare's Generations of Wellness and Medicare Solutions initiatives will provide festivalgoers complimentary health screenings (blood pressure and cholesterol) from 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon each day; information about affordable healthcare & wellness options for both business owners and seniors; and a chance for small business owners to win prizes at the top of every hour (from 12 noon – 5 p.m.) in the “Whirlwind of Prizes” game. Additionally, attendees will be treated to two very special fitness demonstrations by Donna Richardson-Joyner, creator of “Sweating in the Spirit,” the #1 Inspirational Fitness Workout Video in the nation, and wife of the #1 Syndicated Radio Talk Show host, Tom Joyner. The LIVE fitness demonstrations take place on the Expo Experience Stage and are co-sponsored by UnitedHealthcare and AARP. They are:

“Get Fit Through Dance”
Friday, July 3 at 10 a.m.

“Practical Fitness Tips for Everyday Healthy Living!“
Saturday, July 4 at 10 a.m.

The Essence Empowerment Seminars and all activities in the Essence Health Pavilion take place at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center located at 900 Convention Center Blvd., Hall C, and are free of charge and open to the public on a first come, first served basis.

“UnitedHealthcare, along with AARP and Susan G. Komen for the Cure's® Circle of Promise, is pleased to partner with Essence on such an important initiative as improving the health outcomes and economic forecast for African Americans,” says Corliss Hill, national multicultural marketing director for UnitedHealthcare. “We are excited to host the Essence Health Pavilion as part of this year's 15th anniversary event.”

Generations of Wellness targets effective health care communication in the belief that it will drive earlier identification, treatment and outcomes for heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and asthma, the top five diseases that disproportionately impact African Americans.

About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare (www.unitedhealthcare.com) provides a full spectrum of consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services to individuals, public sector employers and businesses of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company organizes access to quality, affordable health care services on behalf of more than 26 million individual consumers, contracting directly with approximately 590,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,900 hospitals to offer them broad, convenient access to services nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.

About Generations of Wellness
Generations of Wellness is focused on providing African Americans with access to quality, affordable health care services through small and mid-size employers, through collaborative efforts that address the health and well-being of African Americans, and by working with business and faith-based organizations to share educational information. To learn more about Generations of Wellness, please visit www.uhcgenerations.com.

About Ovations
Ovations is one of six business units that constitute UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 50 company helping individuals, families and communities improve their health and well-being at all stages of life. Ovations is dedicated to serving the growing health needs of individuals over age 50.

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