Sleep-related infant fatalities remain the leading cause of preventable infant deaths in the United States and, specifically, Georgia. Safe Kids Georgia’s Safe Sleep Initiative supports Safe Kids Coalitions in providing expert-led training and equipment to educate parents and caregivers on critical knowledge and resources around safe sleep. In 2021, Humana partnered with Safe Kids Georgia […]
Social determinants of health are conditions in the environment that affect every person’s health, in one way or another. Humana’s Bold Goal social health initiative is tackling these issues by investing in underserved communities and affordable housing needs. Housing stability and homelessness play a large role in health and well-being, on a community and individual-level. […]
Supporting members in their well-being has always been Humana’s priority, so when COVID-19 threatened to affect lives and access to needed resources like food and medical care, teams within the enterprise looked to find innovative ways to help. Humana’s Medicare Advantage membership is comprised of seniors, who already are among the most vulnerable to food insecurity and now […]
Among its Bold Goal initiatives, Humana partners with organizations who work to assure communities are uplifted and empowered with the resources needed to ensure their well-being. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta is just one of those organizations and Humana was honored to take part in its recent virtual event ”Rising Up From the Pandemic.” Humana’s […]
Food as Medicine, an Atlanta-area program that teaches healthy eating and prescribes healthy foods, is proving essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The new nonprofit is a collaboration between the Grady Health System Foundation, the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Open Hand Atlanta. It was preparing to open the Jesse Hill Market as the hub for […]
While it remains critical that we honor social distancing requirements to combat the spread of COVID-19, it is equally important that we remain socially connected with our friends, family, colleagues, and community to prevent the negative health outcomes caused by being socially isolated and lonely. Download this helpful one-pager from the Coalition to End Social […]
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) received an investment from the Humana Foundation to address social isolation. OATS is a social impact organization that builds sustainable new systems to change the way we age. OATS helps seniors use technology to improve their health, finances, social engagement, learning and creative expression. Watch our video here.
Care managers with our Humana At Home program began screening members for social determinants of health to enhance care management and planning. “We screen members who are new to our Humana At Home programs for food insecurity and social isolation and loneliness. I work with them individually to build a care plan that includes steps […]