By OPEN MINDS Circle
Humana, Inc. (Humana) announced a $15 million donation to Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA to support a health equity initiative. The Humana Insights for Action Fund will be established in support of the Jefferson Collaborative for Health Equity. 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. The gift includes a $3 million commitment and a $12 million endowment.
The $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 program is focused on improving population health and advancing health equity in the region.
Thomas Jefferson University is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region and southern New Jersey. It includes the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce and the Jefferson College of Population Health among its 10 colleges. 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. 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.
Humana is a large insurer that provides health plans for people with Medicare; families and individuals; military service personnel; and communities at large. Its care delivery and health plan administration extend to medical services and to in-home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions.
Contact information: Lindsay Wehr, Corporate Communications, Humana Inc., 500 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202; 502-528-5450; Email: LWehr@humana.com; Website: https://www.humana.com/
Contact information: Brian Hickey, Senior Manager, News and Media, Thomas Jefferson University, 130 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; 267 582-5570; Email: Brian.Hickey@jefferson.edu; Website: https://www.jefferson.edu/