HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetna, a CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) company, today announced the winners of the 2019 Voices of Health competition, a celebration of grassroots non-profit organizations across the country that are working to address social determinants of health in their communities.

The 102 participating non-profits promote health and well-being by addressing a wide range of community issues such as childhood obesity, access to affordable prescriptions and health care services, and providing food to the homeless, just to name a few. Each organization launched an online voting campaign – soliciting votes via their social media channels as well as through other marketing strategies - in their respective communities to compete for a $20,000 prize, among other prizes. In total, Aetna awarded $410K in grants to community organizations through the 2019 Voices of Health competition.

"The purpose of this competition is to support local non-profits and their missions to improve health and well-being in our communities, who go above and beyond where they can, and the winners this year do just that," said Floyd Green, vice president of Aetna Community Affairs. "We believe that addressing health concerns outside of the doctor's office is crucial to overall health and well-being and the reason why these organizations are singled out for their achievements. We are proud of their efforts and congratulate them all."

The winners of the 2019 Voices of Health competition are:

House of Dawn
Atlanta, GA

New Hope Ministries
Central Pennsylvania

empowHERment
Charlotte, NC

Talbert House
Cincinnati, OH

Providence House, Inc.
Cleveland, OH

Speak Project
Columbus, OH

Covenant Community Care
Detroit, MI

Exceptional Parents Unlimited Inc.
Fresno, CA

Family Ties Family Resource Services
Houston, TX

Janet Goeske Foundation
Inland Empire, CA

The Arc Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

YouthCare
King County, WA

Hope Street Margolis Family Center
Los Angeles, CA

Home of the Innocents
Louisville, KY

Haitian Youth and Community Center of Florida, Inc.
Miami, FL

Jawonio
New York, NY

Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center
New York, NY

Children Crisis Treatment Center
Philadelphia, PA

East End Cooperative Ministry
Pittsburgh, PA

Via Services
Santa Clara, CA

Tacoma Community House
Tacoma, WA

The finalists in the competition were required to develop a short video explaining how their organization is making a difference where they operate locally. Each group was responsible for soliciting votes in a number of different ways, including sharing their videos through social media and other communication channels and directing voters to www.aetnavoicesofhealth.com.

"The videos created by each non-profit are incredibly powerful. Each tells an insightful story," said Green. "It's a great reminder of how local grassroots organizations can and do have tremendous, positive social impact."

The Voices of Health program is aligned with "Destination: Health," a series of CVS Health business programs with an enhanced focus on helping people improve their health outside of a clinical setting.

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