Stories

Pilot to Help Close Social Needs Gap

Humana Healthy Horizons (HHH) members in Florida were contacted via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) to survey members on their health-related quality of life. 

Signify Health and Humana team with the Alamo Area Community Network

Communities deploy suicide prevention training

Louisville launches efforts to sustain communities during COVID-19 crisis

Bold Goal partners work together in new ways during crisis

Papa: Addressing loneliness through companionship

Learn more about Papa - a company that pairs older adults and/or families with college students for companionship and assistance with everyday tasks

How to stay connected during physical distancing

The coalition to end social isolation & loneliness has provided this helpful infographic - Preventing loneliness during physical distancing

We Must Address The Social Determinants Of Military Suicide

Three Humana leaders — Kristin Russell, Chris Hunter and William Shrank — have written a blog article for Health Affairs calling attention to the problem.

KC art students show veterans’ pain in portraits. ‘I’m not healed. I am healing.’

Kansas City Star story about the Humana Veteran Reflection exhibition that Humana did in partnership with the Kansas City Art Institute.

Addressing Social Isolation through OATS

Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) received an investment from the Humana Foundation to address social isolation

Partnership with Papa

We partnered with Papa Inc. to connect college students, known as Papa Pals, to seniors who were at risk for loneliness to provide companionship, assistance with house chores, technology lessons, and other senior services.  It helped us understand that engaging member with a college student (Papa Pal) helps reduce loneliness and Unhealthy Days.