BSP Partner Spotlight: Kaiser Permanente
BSP offers Health and Wellness programs to service workers throughout California. In partnership with the California Service Employee Trust Fund (CSETF), BSP delivers comprehensive, linguistically and culturally competent training & education that equips workers from low-wage industries and their families to lead healthy lives.
BSP’s curriculum educates participants on health literacy and offers health prevention information, ranging from diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, to stress management and mental health; with curriculum aimed to address the most pressing health concerns of workers and their families.
Kaiser Permanente has been a major partner and supporter of BSP's Health and Wellness programs since 2012. “BSP has a wonderful program and Kaiser is here to support,” says Tony Nottonson, Kaiser Permanente Executive Account Manager.
Heavily involved in offering direct participation and support with BSP Health and Wellness programs, Kaiser Permanente has presented during BSP Facebook Live courses at least once per quarter, where professionals digitally teach health and wellness curriculum to workers across the state of California. The renowned health company is the service provider for BSP health fairs, and the Kaiser team continuously provides BSP with health education materials and resources. Their staff also actively attended BSP events when they were in-person functions, prior to the pandemic.
“There have been so many positive changes for Kaiser engaging with BSP programs. More members are getting registered for [our] health programs. Lots of members are multi-lingual and also benefit from BSP courses, which are taught in Spanish and resonate with the community,” says Karen Fuente, Kaiser Permanente Associate Account Manager.
Program Participant pictured with Karen Aragon, BSP Southern CA Director who oversees Health and Wellness programs (L to R)
“BSP has taken a proactive role in promoting the benefits of their programs and how they can help workers, leading them step-by-step in any area of health programming.”
Continuously involved with BSP, the Kaiser Permanente team has attended LAX Emergency Preparedness Training courses to present the health and wellness resources that property service workers are eligible for, and were open to answer any insurance-related questions.
BSP Health and Wellness Program graduates!
Kaiser has also assisted in BSP’s Parent University seminars, which are parent education and engagement programs focused on giving property services workers and their children educational opportunities to support academic success.
Tony Nottonson, Kaiser Permanente Executive Account Manager is very pleased with the BSP partnership he has nurtured for the last decade, saying “I know for the people that BSP is able to reach, they have a profound impact in their lives. I am in awe of BSP, which helps to improve property service workers’ lives in ways that are hard to describe -- giving them hope and future.”
Thank you to Kaiser Permanente for your incredible partnership, support, collaboration and openness to BSP! We truly appreciate all you’ve done and continue to do for the people we serve.