In addition to serving as a consultant on Villar ™s project, Aetna Better Health ™s outreach to the local community also incorporates some of the major points of his presentation. Information on its website, www.aetnabetterhealth, is written at a sixth-grade reading level and is available in both English and Spanish. The Aetna Better Health marketing and outreach materials are also developed in both languages.

We take great pride in the work that we do at Aetna Better Health to directly educate the local community on health care issues that are relevant to them, said Rita Paradis, chief executive officer, Aetna Better Health in Connecticut. However, the consulting role that we have played for these senior Social Justice Projects gives us even more satisfaction, as we feel like supporting these students is a great way to help them develop confidence and enthusiasm for engaging their local community on important health care topics.

Earlier this year, Aetna Better Health served in a similar supporting role for Brantley Carter, who at the time was a senior at Capital Preparatory Magnet School. Carter ™s senior Social Justice Project focused on asthma treatment and prevention.

Source: Aetna Better Health