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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
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The Independence Blue Cross Foundation is a charitable, private foundation, whose mission is leading solutions for a healthier community. The Foundation targets the following areas of impact: Strengthening the Blue Safety Net, Bolstering the Health Care Workforce, Addressing Health Priorities, and Community Innovation.

Independence Blue Cross Foundation joins DDAP for regional warm hand-off summits

Friday, 22 March 2019 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
Left to right: Heather Major, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Dr Rachel, Levine, Secretary, PA Department of Health, Ellen DiDomenico, Deputy Secretary, PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Left to right: Heather Major, Independence Blue Cross Foundation; Dr Rachel Levine, Secretary, PA Department of Health; Ellen DiDomenico, Deputy Secretary, PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) joined the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Health on March 20 and 21 for two summits addressing emergency room-based warm handoff protocols — an evidence-based practice ensuring overdose survivors receive immediate referrals to treatment....
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IBC Foundation hosts Caron nursing workshops for substance abuse

Thursday, 07 March 2019 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
A photo of Dr. Michael McCormick of Caron Treatment Centers, Lorina Marshall-Blake of the IBC Foundation,  Sean Lavelle of Caron Treatment Centers, and Heather Major of the BC Foundation programs.
From left to right: Dr. Michael McCormick, staff physician, Caron Treatment Centers, Lorina Marshall-Blake, president, IBC Foundation,  Sean Lavelle, regional vice president for Caron Treatment Centers, and Heather Major, manager IBC Foundation programs. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation hosted two Caron Treatment Centers workshops on February 8 and February 28 to train nurses and health care professionals on Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)....
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  • Published in Community Health, News

IBC Foundation president one of five honored by Senator Bob Casey during Black History Month

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
Omar Woodward , Lorina Marshall-Blake, Senator Bob Casey, Rakia Reynolds, Joan Myers Brown, and Sulaiman Rahman.
Pictured left to right: Omar Woodward, Lorina Marshall-Blake, Senator Bob Casey, Rakia Reynolds, Joan Myers Brown, and Sulaiman Rahman. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) President Lorina Marshall-Blake was one of five African American Pennsylvanians honored by U.S. Senator Bob Casey for her dedication to creating innovative solutions to the nation’s most pressing issues and for her work in inspiring the next generation of leaders....
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IBC Foundation celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Women Veterans Center

Friday, 18 January 2019 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, helped celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Veterans Multi-Service Center’s Women Veterans Center (WVC)  on January 17. The event, held at the Independence Visitor Center, honored military women and their families. The WVC is the only community-based facility in the Philadelphia region – and one of only a handful in the entire United States – dedicated to championing the growing needs of female veterans....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces nearly $2.7M in community grants

Wednesday, 19 December 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) today announced nearly $2.7 million in grant funding through the Blue Safety Net and Supporting Treatment and Opioid Prevention (STOP) Initiative. The Foundation also introduced Community Innovation Grants, a new funding opportunity that support pilot projects that pursue innovative approaches to health-focused challenges in the community. Through the Blue Safety Net program,...
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  • Published in Community Health, News

Lorina Marshall-Blake delivers keynote address at Penn State Abington Commencement

Monday, 17 December 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
.” Lorina Marshall-Blake serves as the keynote speaker for the Penn State Abington Commencement
“Never doubt your own role, and the power you have to make a difference.” Lorina Marshall-Blake serves as the keynote speaker for the Penn State Abington Commencement. Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation), served as the keynote speaker for the Penn State Abington Summer/Fall Commencement on Friday, December 14,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation hosts national opioid crisis conference

Tuesday, 16 October 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team

Speakers include U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., MPH, Independence CEO Daniel J. Hilferty

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) today hosts Someone You Know: Facing the Opioid Crisis Together — a conference aimed at sharing strategies that promote improving the health of individuals and communities affected by the opioid epidemic....
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Lorina Marshall-Blake and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation receive Eugene Jackson Humanitarian Award

Tuesday, 09 October 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, poses for a photo with Rick James, vice president of HealthLink Dental Clinic’s board of directors after accepting the Eugene Jackson Humanitarian Award. Photo courtesy of The Moment Photography. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and its president Lorina Marshall-Blake received the 2018 Eugene Jackson Humanitarian Award presented by HealthLink Dental Clinic in recognition of their significant contributions to the clinic through the Blue Safety Net grant program and their commitment to the health of the region....
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IBC Foundation president recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a health care innovator

Monday, 17 September 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
Lorina Marshall-Blake,
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Foundation president, Lorina Marshall-Blake, accepted the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Healthcare Innovator Award at an event in Philadelphia attended by more than 200 guests. The event honored people and companies who are disrupting the health care and biotechnology industries and solidifying Greater Philadelphia’s reputation as a center for innovation....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation recognizes summer nurse interns

Thursday, 09 August 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) hosted a recognition event to conclude its annual nursing internship program. Through the program, 23 undergraduate nursing students from 10 nursing schools across the region participated in a 10-week internship at Independence Blue Cross or at a community health center supported by the Foundation’s Blue Safety Net grant program. This year’s program included a unique Leadership Lab partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia....
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