IBC Foundation joins Senator Tom Killion and YMCA to celebrate CPR Awareness Week and passage of new bill

In recognition and celebration of National CPR and AED Awareness Week,  the Independence Blue Cross Foundation joined State Senator Tom Killion and representatives from the West Chester Area YMCA to celebrate the passage of Senate Bill 115 and talk about the importance of CPR and AEDs.

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Lessons from an Internship: How an Independence Blue Cross Foundation Internship Helped Me Launch a Health Initiative in Sierra Leone

An IBC Foundation nurse intern shares lessons from his internship that helped him launch a health initiative in Sierra Leone.

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Breaking the Stigma of Addiction: An Independence Associate Shares His Story of Recovery

An Independence associate shares his personal story of recovery, breaking the stigma of addiction one person at a time.

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IBC Foundation president recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a health care innovator

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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Leading the Future of Community Health: Catherine Reddick

Catherine Reddick
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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Nurse Interns Learn About the Business of Health Care at Leadership Lab with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2018 Nurse Internship Labs
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s (Foundation) Nursing Internship Program uses an innovative approach to prepare undergraduate nursing students to become future leaders in health care. Through the program, nurse interns are placed in one of two unique settings: community health centers supported by the Foundation’s Blue Safety Net grant program, or at Independence Blue Cross. Throughout the ten-week program,...
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Leading the Future of Community Health: Nabil Abdulhay

Nabil Abdulhay
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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National Health Center Week: Celebrating America’s Health Care Heroes

In honor of National Health Center Week, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation highlights the importance of health centers.
National Health Center Week, an annual recognition event to raise awareness of the accomplishments and ongoing missions of our nation’s health centers, takes place this year from August 12 to 18. This year’s theme is Celebrating Health Centers: Home of America’s Health Care Heroes. As the nation’s largest primary care network, health centers serve nearly 27 million patients every year....
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Meet the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s 2018 Interns

Summer is an exciting time for the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation). Each year, we welcome a group of interns to our team, all of whom are eager and excited to learn about the Foundation’s mission to lead sustainable solutions for a healthier community. For ten weeks, our interns immerse themselves in the Foundation’s work, supporting its programs,...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation recognizes summer nurse interns

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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Leading the Future of Community Health: Marcus Henderson

Community health marcus henderson
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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Independence Blue Cross Foundation and Penn State host “Share Your Opioid Story” community conversations

Michael and Lorina
Michael DiMaio and Independence Blue Cross Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake. Independence Blue Cross Foundation and the  Penn State Justice Center for Research partnered to host “Share Your Opioid Story” community conversations throughout the Philadelphia region in support of the “Someone You Know” campaign. The conversations focused on individual stories about the stigma of addiction and best practices to prevent barriers to recovery....
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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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