Our Featured Members
1199SEIU members just like you share stories of how they gave their health a boost and many times gained a whole new outlook on life.
What Do Your Benefits Mean to You?
You count on your health benefits to support you in your efforts to stay healthy, whether it’s by getting regular checkups, keeping a chronic condition under control or just improving your lifestyle in general. But has there ever been a time when your health coverage literally saved your life or the life of a loved one? If so, we’d like to hear from you. To share your story with your fellow members in an upcoming issue of For Your Benefit, please contact the Funds at [email protected].
Member Profiles
Russell Smith: Member Profile
Russell Smith credits his 1199SEIU health benefits with helping save his life after a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Heidi Espinal: Member Profile
Working to improve the health of those in her community, RN Heidi Espinal credits her benefits with helping her protect her own mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MaryGrace Colobong: Member Profile
After a trying year—both physically and emotionally—MaryGrace Colobong reflects on the peace of mind her 1199SEIU health benefits afforded her.
Linda Askew: Member Profile
Linda has always relied on her 1199SEIU Funds to help keep her and her family healthy—never more so than throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yesenia Pena
Recovering from cancer—and a bout of COVID-19—Yesenia Pena gained a newfound appreciation of the support she receives from her 1199SEIU Funds.
Hector Chavez: Member Profile
Working throughout the pandemic, Hector Chavez relied on his Benefit Fund to protect his health.
Takisha Jenkins: Member Profile
Takisha Jenkins credits her benefits with helping her get healthy and maintain her well-being.
Oliveen Cowans-Mitchell: Member Profile
Faced with an increased risk of diabetes, Oliveen Cowans-Mitchell got her health back on track with the help of her Benefit Fund.
Marcella Smart: Member Profile
Marcella Smart credits her benefits with protecting her health, and our wellness workshops with helping her maintain a healthy weight.