MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com wins 2008 Healthcare Best in Class Interactive Media Award
MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com (Healthy Mind-Healthy Body) is Latino Health Solutions’ sister site and it provides Spanish language behavioral health resources to help people with stress, depression, substance abuse and many of life’s challenges. The site was just awarded the 2008 Healthcare Best in Class Award in a national competition. United Health Group is committed to diversity and providing members with the best in integrated healthcare and well-being. Latino Health Solutions teamed with United Behavioral Health’s Liveandworkwell.com Web site to create MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com, a culturally competent behavioral health site for the Latino Community and our Spanish speaking members.
The Interactive Media Awards™ recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement. Sites are evaluated based on content, features, design, usability and technical standards and cross-browser compatibility. The Best in Class award is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards. It represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.
MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com is a family focused site that includes information, resources, interactive programs, a clinician search tool and much more to assist with:
Relationships, parenting and childcare- Aging and eldercare
- Living with chronic conditions
- Alcohol and drug problems
- Stress, depression and mental health conditions
MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com’s project manager Bonnie Neubeck stated “We are very appreciative of Latino Health Solutions’ Russ Bennett and United Behavioral Health’s Dr. Francisca Azocar for driving the cultural relevancy of the site during the development. Providing trusted resources to encourage the Latino community to understand and seek treatment for mental health issues is important.”
Click here for more information on MenteSana-CuerpoSano.com [link to bilingual flyer]
Click here to see the award [link to the award certificate]
Medical – Behavioral Integration
Depression is a treatable illness, it does not go away on its own! Depression can disrupt our lives as well as our loved ones, but for the Latino community depression is still surrounded with mystery, fear and confusion. Symptoms of depression are often identified as nerve and fright attacks, nostalgic or melancholic disposition, tiredness, or even as a physical illness temporary in nature. If affected by depression, Latinos tend to think that the symptoms of depression can be treated at home and will dissipate and disappear on its own. In general, they don’t recognize that these symptoms need a medical evaluation.
Many chronic medical conditions carry an undiagnosed behavioral condition -85% are undiagnosed, resulting in dramatic increases in medical, disability, and workplace costs. Undiagnosed depression accompanies many chronic medical conditions. Literature suggests that 50% to 80% of the health care budget is consumed by five behavioral issues: smoking, drinking, eating, stress, and not enough exercise. Many different life factors often serve as obstacles to changing behavior.
We develop processes and models to proactively identify undiagnosed behavioral conditions and engage our members to address the root cause with behavioral, motivational and readiness to change expertise while providing simplified access to psychosocial and life issues assistance.
Through full benefit exploration, we make sure that members are provided with information about all benefits available to them, coordinating the full range of available resources, with seamless integration. Through our expert outreach we are able to identify and reach out to members with co-morbid conditions throughout the healthcare system, enabling us to address the hidden medical cost that depression represents and the barriers to effective interventions and treatment.
Our mission is to provide evidence-based behavioral health and wellness programs that empower the people we serve to lead healthier and more productive lives