WELLESLEY, Mass. and MERRIFIELD, Va., May 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has renewed its national sponsorship
of Project Power, the program from the American Diabetes
Association® (ADA) that empowers youth to make healthy lifestyle
choices to develop lifelong, sustainable, healthy habits. Project
Power is a free program available in every state, consisting of fun
lessons and activities to encourage kids and their families to live
healthier lives. In 2021 Project Power worked with over 4,600
children, focusing on a curriculum of nutrition and fitness
education, as well as family engagement, including type 2 diabetes
risk assessments and resources for parents.
"My daughter loved participating in the ADA Project Power
activities," said a Project Power parent. "She was always excited
to share with us what activities we could/should do as a family
before the next meeting, and it helped hit home the importance of
eating healthy."
Project Power focuses on education and physical activity, with
the goal of slowing the trajectory of childhood obesity and
preventing type 2 diabetes. Kids who were surveyed after completing
the program showed vast improvement in fitness and nutrition
knowledge and stronger participation in healthy habits,
including:
- Correctly identifying all the components of a healthy plate –
85%
- Achieving energy balance with their food and physical activity
– 70%
- Drinking water four or more times each week – 70%
"We are thrilled to have Sun Life's support once again in
continuing the Project Power program," said Rachel Gibbons, ADA director in New England.
"Sun Life has shown long-term commitment to the ADA and our mission
of helping those living with diabetes, particularly children, live
healthier lives and thrive."
Sun Life takes part in Project Power's educational forums for
parents, directly engaging participant families to help them
embrace and better understand healthy habits.
"It is so important for healthy habits to be established at a
young age, as it gives people a much better chance to continue
these habits into adulthood," said Dr. Tracy Hamill, medical director at Sun Life U.S.
"When I practiced family medicine, I saw the impacts of diabetes at
all ages, and managing this disease is a full-time job. We must arm
our children with the tools they need to understand and embrace
physical activity, nutrition, and overall wellness. I look forward
to once again helping the families of Project Power get all they
can out of this wonderful program."
Supporting Project Power aligns with Sun Life's core mission to
help people achieve better health and wellness outcomes, and
improve access to health support services for at-risk and
underserved communities. Sun Life partners with the Boston Celtics
and Kansas City Royals to support various community health programs
tied to diabetes support and awareness for both children and
adults, and offers an annual grant program for organizations
providing broader access to nutrition programs and diabetes support
services.
For more information about Sun Life's programs and commitment to
diabetes support, visit www.sunlife.com/usdiabetes.
For more information about ADA's Project Power, visit
diabetes.org/ProjectPower.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading
international financial services organization providing asset
management, wealth, insurance, and health solutions to individual
and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of
markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December
31, 2021, Sun Life had total assets under management
of C$1.44 trillion. For
more information, please
visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
In the United States, Sun Life
is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than
55,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the
country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of insurance products and
services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life,
dental, vision, voluntary and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its
affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ
approximately 5,500 people. Group insurance policies are issued by
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley
Hills, Mass.), except in New
York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health
Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing,
Mich.). For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
About the American Diabetes Association
The
American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation's leading
voluntary health organization fighting to bend the curve on the
diabetes epidemic and help people living with diabetes thrive. For
81 years, the ADA has driven discovery and research to treat,
manage, and prevent diabetes while working relentlessly for a cure.
Through advocacy, program development, and education, we aim to
improve the quality of life for the over 133 million Americans
living with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes has
brought us together, what we do next will make us Connected for
Life. To learn more or to get involved, visit us at
diabetes.org or call 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383). Join
the fight with us on Facebook (American Diabetes
Association), Spanish Facebook (Asociación Americana
de la Diabetes), Twitter (@AmDiabetesAssn),
and Instagram
(@AmDiabetesAssn).
Media contact:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
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