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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Celebrates National Nurses Week

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team

Highlighting its long-term support, the Foundation announces new grants and continuing education opportunities

Since 2004, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and Independence Blue Cross have invested $20 million to help advance the education and professional development of nurses and nurse leaders. In recognition of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), the Foundation hosted area nursing professionals today at a celebratory event at Independence LIVE....
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  • Published in News, Nursing Education

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

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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“Someone You Know:” Malik Williams

Friday, 28 September 2018 by Malik Williams
Malik Williams
In 2018, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation launched Someone You Know, a national campaign to reduce the stigma associated with opioid use disorder. The campaign shares the personal stories of those affected by the opioid crisis. From those in active recovery to those supporting loved ones, the individuals featured in the campaign are inspiring hope....
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  • Published in Community Health

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

Friday, 03 August 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
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 

Thursday, 02 August 2018 by Independence Blue Cross Foundation Team
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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  • Published in Community Health, News, Nursing Education

Leading the Future of Community Health: Konstantinos Totolos

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 by Darren Laws
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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