{"id":53860,"date":"2023-02-13T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/humana-foundation-announces-new-strategy-to-eliminate-barriers-to-equitable-health-and-healthcare\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:05:17","slug":"humana-foundation-announces-new-strategy-to-eliminate-barriers-to-equitable-health-and-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/humana-foundation-announces-new-strategy-to-eliminate-barriers-to-equitable-health-and-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Humana Foundation Announces New Strategy to Eliminate Barriers to Equitable Health and Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe Foundation unveils new partners and unique advisory board committed to supporting seniors, veterans and school-aged children in living connected, healthy lives<\/i>\n<\/p>\n

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Humana Foundation, philanthropic arm of Humana Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: HUM) for the past 41 years, today announced a new strategy to advance health equity by eliminating unjust and unnecessary barriers in health and healthcare. The Foundation will invest in community-centered partners and evidence-based programs that support seniors, veterans and school-aged children in living connected, healthy lives. In particular, efforts will focus on creating healthy emotional connections, as a vital part of a holistic approach to care and shaping a healthier approach to nutrition in order to support lifelong health and wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cEvery day, people face a multitude of choices that can affect their health and quality of life,\u201d said Tiffany Benjamin, CEO of the Humana Foundation. \u201cIn too many communities, these choices are limited by factors beyond their control. That is why we are expanding healthy choices for communities and eliminating social and structural barriers, so that more people can reach their full health potential.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nTo jumpstart this mission, the Foundation established in October<\/a> a $7.5 million Health Equity Innovation Fund<\/b>, which provides seed funding for organizations testing and scaling solutions to address preventable, chronic diseases in populations facing inequities. Today, the Foundation named its inaugural Fund recipients: the UNC Eshelman Institute for Innovation<\/b><\/a>,<\/b> within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the Community Farm Alliance<\/b><\/a>. UNC\u2019s Eshelman Institute will expand a program that pilots solutions brought forward by Black collegiate entrepreneurs to improve community health and nutrition. Funding for the Community Farm Alliance of Kentucky will identify gaps and best practices in the Food is Medicine program, so more communities can benefit from medically tailored meals and nutrition education and counseling.\n<\/p>\n

\nFurthering its commitment to help both seniors and youth to live connected, healthy lives, the Humana Foundation is building on its $5.5 million investment in regional mental health services in October<\/a> with new grants totaling over $8 million toward regional nutrition programs. This includes three-year grants to:\n<\/p>\n