Hartford, CT, August 28, 2012 —

Aetna announced today that on-line voting is under way in the 2012 “Aetna Voices of Health” national recognition campaign. Aetna created the campaign in 2011 to honor organizations that share its goals of closing racial and ethnic health care quality gaps and helping people live healthier lives.

Voting is now open at www.aetnavoicesofhealth.com for 34 nominated organizations that have achieved results in closing those gaps and are working to improve the health and well-being of their communities. The voting will continue through Oct. 14, at which point Aetna will donate $30,000 to the organization receiving the most on-line votes and $20,000 to the second-place finisher.

“Aetna is extremely proud again this year to honor local organizations through the ‘Aetna Voices of Health’ campaign,” said Floyd W. Green III, Aetna’s head of Community Relations and Urban Marketing. “We were delighted with the response of last year’s campaign, which gave people across the country a chance to help us recognize the wonderful work being done to end disparities.”