HPP Will Host Day of Celebration, Education and Music from Local Stars
WHAT: Grammy-nominated singer Jazmine Sullivan will be joined by funk innovator Jeff Bradshaw, rapper Chill Moody and other Philadelphia favorites at Health Partners Plans’ Health and Music Festival. Thousands are expected to unite in Germantown forthe free, signature event.This year’s theme is “Finding the ‘U’ in Unity.” As the first managed care organization in the country to receive the renowned National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Multicultural Health Care Distinction, Health Partners Plans (HPP) is known as a company that understands and addresses health care disparities stemming from race, ethnicity and language. HPP chose to host the celebration to engage and unite the community and to help people lead healthier lives in the face of social barriers to care.
WHEN: Saturday, September 16, 2017
Health and Music Festival 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Grand Finale Concert
WHERE: New Covenant Church - 7500 Germantown Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19119
WHO: Musical Guests
Jazmine Sullivan (performing 8:25 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.)
Jeff Bradshaw (performing 7:25 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.)
Chill Moody (performing 6:25 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.)
Local artists will perform on the Unity stage at the Health Festival, including the Society for Helping Church’s Deaf Choir.
Media Opps: Video/Photos – Health Festival
Complimentary health screenings, massages and facials
Health information and giveaways
Kids zone
Food trucks
Mini HPP job fair
Music Festival
Live performances by nationally renowned artists
Sound – HPP President & CEO, William S. George
NatSound – Performances from Jazmine Sullivan, Jeff Bradshaw and Chill Moody
Suggested Script for TV newscasts:
[PAUSE FOR MUSIC NATS]
[CONT. VO]
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER JAZMINE SULLIVAN ROCKED THE STAGE TONIGHT AT THE “HEALTH PARTNERS PLANS HEALTH AND MUSIC FESTIVAL” IN GERMANTOWN.
THE FREE EVENT TOOK PLACE AT NEW COVENANT CHURCH ON GERMANTOWN AVENUE.
THE GOAL WAS TO ENGAGE AND UNITE THE COMMUNITY AND HELP PEOPLE LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES.
ATTENDEES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS, GIVEAWAYS AND LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT ON THE UNITY STAGE DURING THE DAY.
IT ALL CULMINATED WITH THE BIG CONCERT… HEADLINED BY SULLIVAN… AND ALSO FEATURING JEFF BRADSHAW AND CHILL MOODY.
HEALTH PARTNERS PLANS IS A PENNSYLVANIA-BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IN THE AREA.
About Health Partners Plans
Nationally recognized for its innovations in managed care, Health Partners Plans consistently receives high ratings for member and provider satisfaction and is one of the highest rated Medicaid plans in Pennsylvania according to theNational Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Medicaid Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2015-2016. Health Partners Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization serving more than 280,000 members in the Greater Philadelphia region. It provides a broad range of health coverage options through Health Partners Medicare, Health Partners (Medicaid) and its KidzPartners (Children's Health Insurance Program) plan. Founded more than 30 years ago, Health Partners Plans is one of the few hospital-owned health plans in the country. Learn more about how Health Partners Plans is “doing it right” at HealthPartnersPlans.com, twitter.com/HPPlans and facebook.com/