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United Way News
April-13-2012
Women's Leadership presents Spring Concert
The Women's Leadership Council of United Way of Anderson County is hosting a Spring Concert to benefit teen pregnancy prevention. The concert will feature Anderson University student, Octavia
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March-29-2012
United Way Launches HandsOn Anderson Website
We are proud to announce that the Volunteer Center of United Way of Anderson County is now HandsOn Anderson, a member of HandsOn Network.  We invite you to visit our website - www.handsonanders
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Building Healthy Individuals and Families

Vision: All residents have nuturing, safe home environments and access to supportive services that lead to healthy, productive, quality lives.

 

Abuse & Interpersonal Violence

Goal:  Ensure that all individuals live in safe environments.

  • Support prevention and intervention programs that tackle abuse, interpersonal violence and relatd substance abuse.
  • Support programs or efforts that encourage and increase individuals and family participation in interventions (such as counseling, classes, etc.) that prevent initiation or reoccurrence of abuse and violence.

Health

Goal:  Ensure that residents adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and have access to health care resources.

  • Support programs and efforts that inprove the quality and increase the availability of inclusive programs that promote healthy lifestyles based on best practices and science.
  • Encourage and support collaborative efforts that support one or more of the following:

a) a reduction in the burden of preventable diseases and conditions

b) affordable access to primary care

c) affordable access to dental care

d) alliend health services

e) long term care services

f) senior care

g) mental health services