UnitedHealthcare Pro Cyclists and Sacramento County Sheriff's Activities League Help Educate Youth about Cycling and Helmet Safety

Members of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department's Sheriff's Activities League, Sheriff's Bike Unit, UnitedHealthcare employees and Pro Cycling Team members today delivered 50 bike helmets, 50 bikes and bike safety lessons to students at Pacific Elementary School in Sacramento, in advance of the Amgen Tour of California.

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UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team members Daniel Eaton (left) and Tanner Putt joined Sacramento Sher ...

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team members Daniel Eaton (left) and Tanner Putt joined Sacramento Sheriff's Activities League Deputy Joe Gordon and UnitedHealthcare mascot Dr. Health E. Hound at Pacific Elementary in Sacramento, Calif., today to distribute 50 bike helmets and 50 bikes. The bikes and helmets were donated by UnitedHealthcare in advance of the Amgen Tour of California (Photo:Gary Fong).

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team members Daniel Eaton and Tanner Putt discussed nutrition, the benefits of exercise and bike safety with the students. As part of National Bike Month, the Sacramento Sheriff's Bike Unit checked each student's bike and helmet for the appropriate fit, provided general road safety tips and helped students decorate their helmets. Sacramento County Sheriff's Activities League encouraged kids to stay active and ride safely.

Instructional public service videos featuring UnitedHealthcare's Pro Cycling Team are featured on the Ride

Healthy section of the website www.uhcprocycling.com.

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group UNH, a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @myUHC on Twitter.

About Sacramento County Sheriff's Department's Sheriff's Activities League

SAL bridges the gap between law enforcement, kids, and the community through sports and instructive activities, and by establishing mentoring relationships. Our mission is to develop productive citizens, build character, and prevent crime. For more information, visit Sacramento Sheriff's Activities League at www.ssdsal.org

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