Humana and Thomas Jefferson University Announce Collaboration to Advance Health Equity and Community Health in Greater Philadelphia
29 März 2023 - 07:00PM
Business Wire
Humana (NYSE: HUM) announced an endowed and immediate use gift
of $15 million to Thomas Jefferson University, nationally ranked
nonprofit research university, to advance community health and
health equity, and to support Jefferson’s population health
efforts. Humana is working with community partners nationwide to
improve health outcomes for populations that have been
disenfranchised and marginalized, in areas like Greater
Philadelphia and neighboring regions.
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The Humana Insights for Action Fund will be established in
support of the Jefferson Collaborative for Health Equity. The fund,
through a $3 million commitment, will deploy data analytics and
advance research to expand focused interventions, narrow health
disparities and improve access to care for patients. It will also
enhance community engagement activities and access to health
resources in underserved populations alongside other key partners
and bolster evaluation of health equity and population health
efforts, aligning to Humana’s larger health equity efforts.
Humana’s $12 million endowment will establish three priority
positions at Jefferson: Humana Deanship in the College of
Population Health, Humana Professorship of Community Health and
Equity, and Humana Chief Community Health and Equity Officer, each
focused on improving population health and advancing health equity
in the region.
“Our focus at Humana is influencing and enabling an equitable
healthcare ecosystem so that every person has a fair, just and
dignified opportunity to reach their full health potential,” said
J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, Chief Health Equity Officer &
Senior Vice President at Humana. “We are honored to partner with
Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health to further the
important health equity efforts of this organization. This
collaboration demonstrates our shared commitment to advancing
community health and health equity and co-creating solutions to
address challenges for populations that have historically been
marginalized and underserved in healthcare.”
Like many major cities in the U.S., Philadelphia has lower
health outcomes and area private-public partnerships - academic
medical centers, health systems and the nation's first College of
Population Health - are working to improve lives. With the addition
of Humana’s robust support, these equity efforts will be amplified
throughout the region and beyond.
Joseph G. Cacchione, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Jefferson,
which, in addition to Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson
Health, also includes Health Partners Plans, expressed gratitude
for Humana’s generosity, which will help the organization further
fulfill its mission of improving lives.
“Advancing health equity is core to our mission at Jefferson and
we look forward to implementing the Humana Insights for Action Fund
to enhance our efforts to address health disparities," Dr.
Cacchione says. “This incredible gift will not only bolster the
Jefferson College of Population Health, which was established in
2008 as the country’s first college of population health, but will
advance health-equity projects and programming across our entire
health system.”
This endowment by Humana builds on its longstanding commitment
to advancing health equity to improve health for its members,
patients, and communities by helping to remove structural barriers,
improve access to high-quality care and address social needs that
influence health.
About Jefferson
Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater
Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey, is more than 43,000
people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality,
compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities
healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders
for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through
basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson
University, a professions-focused, national research university
with a growing global footprint, is home of the Sidney Kimmel
Medical College, the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and
Commerce and the Jefferson College of Population Health, and dates
back to 1824. Today comprises 10 colleges and four schools offering
200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,400
students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top
healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in the
Philadelphia area, serves patients through millions of encounters
each year at 18 hospitals (10 are Magnet® designated by the ANCC
for nursing excellence) and over 50 outpatient and urgent care
locations throughout the region. Health Partners Plans is a
not-for-profit managed healthcare organization providing a broad
range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for
more than 35 years.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders - Securities
and Exchange Commission filings - Most recent investor conference
presentations - Quarterly earnings news releases and conference
calls - Calendar of events - Corporate Governance information
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Lindsay Wehr Corporate Communications Humana Inc. (502) 528-5450
e-mail: LWehr@humana.com
Brian Hickey Senior Manager, News and Media Thomas Jefferson
University (267) 582-5570 Brian.Hickey@jefferson.edu
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