Community

Soft music plays throughout. A shot of a Hawaiian mountain and ocean appears. White text over a. blue bar enters on the lower left of the screen. Nadia Hussain interviews in a room.

ONSCREEN TEXT:             Nadia Hussain

                                           Registered Dietician

                                           Malama I Ke Ola Health

NADIA: Diabetes is a lifestyle-based chronic disease that's greatly impacted by food.

A montage shows people working with produce. Nadia continues speaking.

NADIA: And here on Maui, and Hawaii in general, food is very expensive.

Kalani Redmayne interviews in a garden. White text appears over a blue banner.

ONSCREEN TEXT:              Kalani Redmayne

                                           CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii

KALANI: Between 85% and 90% of our food is imported. And so investing in more sustainable ways in which we can create food sources is very important to our community, to our farmers, and also to our health. We partnered with Malama Ikeola, with University of Hawaii Maui, as well as Kanuka Ike, who are farmers. And together, we're collaborating on this program.

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ONSCREEN TEXT:             United Healthcare Catalyst™ is a

                                           community-led initiative that addresses

                                           public health challenges identified

                                           through data and local perspectives.

ONSCREEN TEXT:             Patients at Malama I Ke Ola Health

                                           Center who have or are at risk of

                                           developing diabetes receive fresh

                                           produce from local resources.

Michelle Miyashiro interviews in a room. White text appears over a blue banner.

ONSCREEN TEXT:             Michelle Miyashiro

                                           Program Participant

MICHELE:  By attending this class, I've learned portion control, and what to eat, and what not to eat.

I hardly bought vegetables before because they're just too expensive.

Amy Nakama interviews in a room. White text appears over a blue banner.

ONSCREEN TEXT:          Amy Nakama

                                           Program Director and Nurse Practitioner

                                           Malama I Ke Ola Health

AMY: I think the Catalyst program is an opportunity for our patients to have both the educational foundation and support in order to better manage their diabetes.

A montage shows a presentation being watched by various people. Amy continues speaking.

AMY: But I also think that it offers an opportunity to collaborate with some of our community members in order to provide a little bit more access for our patients resource-wise, produce-wise, getting the healthy vegetables and food that they may not necessarily readily have access to.

A montage shows produce in greenhouses. Nicolette van der Lee is interviewed in a greenhouse. White text appears over a blue banner.

ONSCREEN TEXT:             Nicolette van der Lee

                                           Program Manager, WaiPono Farm Project

                                           at University of Hawaii Maui College

NICOLETTE: We're growing fresh leafy produce, like lettuce, bok choy, as well as other vegetables, like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, and carrots. Through the support of UnitedHealthcare Catalyst project, we've been able to hire another staff member. And so we're able to increase our food production over 100%.

A montage show workers working on the produce farm. Kekoa Hewahewa interviews in the fields. White text appears over a blue banner.

ONSCREEN TEXT:             Kekoa Hewahewa

                                           Owner and Co-Founder

                                           Kanu Ka ‘Ike

KEKOA: We make it a big part of our program within our cohort to share the importance of growing kalo and how to grow it. We actually go into our health center and ask how we're prioritizing Native Hawaiian health, and how we're prioritizing our traditional crops that were displaced from us to put it back in our diet.

The montage continues showing workers in the fields. Kalani interviews in a field.

KALANI: So we've seen great outcomes in a reduction in blood pressure, as well as A1C. Social determinants or social issues really drive some of the health disparities that we see in the community. And so our kuleana at UnitedHealthcare is to help people live healthier lives.

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ONSCREEN TEXT:             United

                                           Healthcare

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