Vote for Heather Major, Semi-Finalist for the KYW Newsradio 2018 Women’s Achievement Awards
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
IBC Foundation Manager Heather Major pictured at the 2017 Nursing Internship Program session, Tips for Public Speaking.
We’re so excited and proud to announce that Heather Major is a semi-finalist for the KYW Newsradio 2018 Women’s Achievement Awards: Rising Stars Edition! Driven by her passion for public health and compassion for her community,...
- Published in Nursing Education
Building the Future of Community Health
Wednesday, 05 July 2017
As I look back on the accomplishments of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (IBC Foundation), I am amazed by the power of what we have been able to accomplish together in five years’. We have emerged as a proven leader — a regional force for health care innovation and a national model for effective corporate philanthropy....
- Published in Community Health
IBC Foundation Tackles the Opioid Epidemic
Friday, 23 June 2017
I can’t read or watch anything these days without seeing something about the opioid epidemic. The statistics are staggering, and the loss in our communities is plain to see. If I had to guess, I would say that each of us can think of someone affected by this crisis. We have a responsibility to the community and other stakeholders to come together to figure this out....
- Published in Health Priorities
The Future of Nursing Scholars Program: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Nurse Educators
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Pictured above (left to right): Liz Novak, Stephen Perez, IBC Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake, Faith Atte, RWJF Future of Nursing Scholars Program Co-Director Susan B. Hassmiller, Brittany Stark, Michelle McKay
In 2014, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation became the inaugural funder of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars program,...
- Published in Nursing Education
Independence Blue Cross Foundation Celebrates Five Years of Promises Made, Promises Kept
Wednesday, 05 October 2016
When I think about Independence Blue Cross and our region, I am humbled by the thought of our role in improving the health of the millions of members and their families that we’ve served for nearly 80 years. In 2011, our company reaffirmed its commitment to our community with the creation of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation)....
- Published in News