CIGNA HealthCare President David Cordani to lead CIGNA employees in Cancer
Challenge Ride; CIGNA to sponsor CIGNA-Calhoun Rider Zone
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., June 1, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CIGNA
HealthCare President David Cordani and University of Connecticut men's
basketball coach Jim Calhoun share an enthusiasm for cycling and a desire
to help in the fight against cancer. That's why CIGNA will sponsor the
CIGNA-Calhoun Rider Zone at the Big Y Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride on
June 9 in Simsbury, Conn. and why Cordani and CIGNA employees will
participate in the ride.
Bikers and visitors to the CIGNA-Calhoun Rider Zone will be able to
register for the event, get bike repairs, visit sponsor tables, enjoy
refreshments, and pick up important health information. The ride will
benefit the University of Connecticut Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive
Cancer Center and Coaches vs. Cancer(R), a program of the American Cancer
Society and National Association of Basketball Coaches.
"This is an important part of CIGNA's efforts to help people improve
their health through prevention and education. By riding in the Cancer
Challenge Ride, we can all bring attention and funding to the battle
against cancer," Cordani said. "Being a cancer survivor himself, Coach
Calhoun is a powerful voice for cancer prevention and research. CIGNA is
pleased to support his efforts."
Coach Calhoun said he is happy to have CIGNA aboard. "I am very
grateful for CIGNA's generous support and for the support of CIGNA
HealthCare President David Cordani and all the employees of CIGNA. Their
commitment to ride, donate and volunteer with me on June 9 means a great
deal to me and my family and will do much to help in the fight against
cancer," he said.
In addition to its support of events in the community, CIGNA has joined
forces with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to provide members in
CIGNA's comprehensive oncology program added support through cancer
diagnosis, treatment and survival. The materials provided by LAF, along
with the health coaching and case management support members receive
through the oncology program, help those with cancer become more empowered
in their own care.
In addition, through its health advocacy programs, CIGNA encourages
members to get appropriate cancer screenings in order to detect cancer as
early as possible, when it is most treatable. For example, the company
sends at-risk members free colorectal cancer home screening kits. CIGNA
also encourages members to adopt healthy habits, offering information and
health coaching support programs such as those that help members attain
their ideal weight, quit smoking and become more physically active.
About CIGNA HealthCare
CIGNA HealthCare, based in Bloomfield, CT, provides medical benefits
plans, dental coverage, behavioral health coverage, pharmacy benefits and
products and services that integrate and analyze information to support
consumerism and health advocacy. "CIGNA HealthCare" refers to certain
operations of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, which is an
operating subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation. Products and services are
provided by such operating subsidiaries, and not by CIGNA Corporation. For
more information, visit http://www.CIGNA.com/
About the Big Y Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride
The Big Y Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride is an annual statewide
event to benefit The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the
University of Connecticut Health Center and Coaches vs. Cancer, a program
established in 1993 by the American Cancer Society. The ride is open to
everyone who wants to join Coach Calhoun in the fight against cancer.
SOURCE CIGNA HealthCare
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CONTACT:
Judy Hartling of CIGNA HealthCare,
+1-860-226-6272, judy.hartling@cigna.com
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