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....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation partners with CHOP to celebrate National CPR Awareness Week
Wednesday, 07 June 2017
Activities include Hands-only CPR training and an AED scavenger hunt
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation partnered with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia during National CPR Awareness week June 1-7 to help increase public awareness about how to react during a sudden cardiac arrest.
The Foundation’s support included a family-focused community event with a variety of fun and health related activities....
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro convene regional leaders for Opioid Forum
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Independence Blue Cross President & CEO Daniel Hilferty announces new Foundation partnership to examine “warm-handoff” protocols and effectiveness
Philadelphia, PA — May 23, 2017 — The Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) today hosted a forum on the state’s opioid epidemic that brought together Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and regional health care leaders to raise awareness about this public health issue and address the growing problem....
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Street Beats: Empowering Homeless Youth Through Music
Monday, 15 May 2017
If you live, work, or visit Philadelphia you are probably accustomed to seeing homeless people on the streets. It’s a sad reality of city life. Even more unfortunate is the growing number of homeless youth among those living on the streets.
A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development survey in January found nearly 560 homeless youths living in emergency and transitional housing in Philadelphia....
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Spotlight on Healthy Hearts: American Heart Month events
Friday, 10 February 2017
A resilient muscle that’s seldom at rest, the heart is the most important organ in the body. Endlessly pumping blood and beating 100,000 times daily as we go about our routines, the heart is the ultimate workaholic of the human body.
This year, in honor of American Heart Month, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) Healthy Hearts initiative is promoting ways you can show appreciation for your body’s hardest-working organ....
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction, Family by Family
Friday, 30 September 2016
Did you know that more than 9 million children in the U.S. live with a parent who uses illegal drugs?* Here’s another drug abuse fact: children living with an addicted family member are four times more likely than their peers to develop a drug dependency. **
In an effort to break the drug and alcohol addiction cycle,...
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