Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces nearly $1.8M in grants supporting nursing, addressing the opioid epidemic, and community health and wellness 

Philadelphia, PA — The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) today announced nearly $1.8 million in funding to support three programs: Nurses for Tomorrow, Supporting Treatment and Opioid Prevention (STOP) Initiative, and Building Healthier Communities.

Nurses for Tomorrow

Twenty-two nursing schools are the recipients of nearly $1.1 million in scholarship funding for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral nursing students through the Foundation’s Nurse for Tomorrow program....
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Leading the Future of Community Health: Konstantinos Totolos

Konstantinos Totolos, project coordinator for The Mobile CPR Project, is interviewed as part of IBC Foundation Journal of Change Future Leaders feature.
In our most recent Journal of Change issue, we feature six leaders who are making a difference in community health in Philadelphia and across our region. These dynamic individuals were named Future Leaders because although each one has a unique cause, they all share a dedication to the people and communities they serve. Over the next few months,...
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CPR Ready kicks off CPR Awareness Week with free Hands-Only CPR Training at Independence Visitor Center

CPR Ready
People walking by the Independence Visitor Center on June 1 received a free, quick training in Hands-Only CPR, which can double or even triple a person’s survival rate. CPR Ready kicked off CPR and AED Awareness week (June 1 – 7) with a free, public Hands-Only CPR training at the Independence Visitor Center on June 1....
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Study: Foundation program provides nursing students with ‘transformative experience’

2017 Independence Blue Cross Foundation nurse interns Since its inception, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s (Foundation) Nursing Internship Program has provided internships to nearly 250 undergraduate nursing students attending schools across southeastern Pennsylvania. The program was started by Independence Blue Cross (Independence) in 2004 and has been run by the Foundation since 2011....
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Leading the Future of Community Health: Yaneli Arizmendi Estrada

Lanzando Líderes co-founder, Yaneli Arizmendi Estrada, is interviewed as part of IBC Foundation Journal of Change Future Leaders feature.
In our most recent Journal of Change issue, we feature six leaders who are making a difference in community health in Philadelphia and across our region. These dynamic individuals were named Future Leaders because although each one has a unique cause, they all share a dedication to the people and communities they serve. Over the next few months,...
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Celebrating National Women’s Health Week

The IBC Foundation celebrates National Women’s Health Week by supporting women-based initiatives and encouraging women to focus on their health.
Veterans Multi-Service Center presented the IBC Foundation and IVets with a photograph of all women veterans featured in the “I Am Not Invisible” photography exhibit. American writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron once said, “Above all, be the heroine of your own life.” As we celebrate National Women’s Health Week, this quote is a fitting mantra for women everywhere....
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CPR Ready initiative brings free Hands-Only CPR and AED Training to local universities

CPR Ready
Students and faculty at Temple University get CPR Ready with virtual reality training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, hosted a series of college campus events to provide free cardiac arrest education and Hands-Only CPR training to students and faculty at La Salle University, St. Joseph’s University,...
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Independence LIVE hosts “I Am Not Invisible” celebration of Women Veterans in the Greater Philadelphia region

I am Not Invisible LIVE
From left to right: Independence associate and featured veteran Lena Anderson, Women Veterans Center Coordinator Anna Stormer, Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall-Blake, and Independence associate and featured veteran Mattie Johnson. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and the Women Veterans Center celebrated the service, strength and diversity of women veterans in the Greater Philadelphia area at the “I Am Not Invisible” Reception at Independence LIVE....
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Bringing Dental Care to Communities Who Need it Most

Kids Smiles
I’ve worked in pediatric dentistry for more than half of my life, so children’s dental health has always been very important to me. I firmly believe that starting regular dental check-ups and teaching good oral hygiene from a young age are essential to creating a strong foundation for good oral health throughout one’s life. I’ve worked as a dental hygienist for the past nine years at Kids Smiles,...
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What Does It Take to Build a Healthy Community?

Community members gather to learn hands-only CPR. Whether on your daily commute or while visiting a new city, you may have noticed a distinct difference in the appearance of neighborhoods that border each other. And the difference is more than just appearance. If you live in a city, you likely have a neighbor living just a block or two away from you that may have a life expectancy that is ten years shorter than yours....
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