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Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus
$900,000 will support recovery and rebuilding in communities across the region
From the Insurance Sector, a Strong Philanthropic Response to COVID-19
American Thoracic Society Announces that Boehringer Ingelheim is the First Donor of its COVID‐19 Crisis Fund
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Announces Healthy Food, Healthy Community Award
HARTFORD, CT -- The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation recently announced that nominations are open for its Healthy Food, Healthy Community Award, which will recognize one non-profit organization in Connecticut that is making an impact by connecting healthy food to families. The non-profit will be awarded $5,000 by the Foundation.
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Nine Community Organizations
Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury
Aetna Foundation Pledges $500K to Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford
HARTFORD, CT -- The philanthropic arm of Hartford health insurer Aetna on Thursday announced it will donate $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Club (BGHH) of Hartford to promote healthy living. Funding from the Aetna Foundation, an independent charitable affiliate of Rhode Island-based CVS Health Corp., will be awarded to BGHH over the next five years to ramp-up programs aimed at preventing underage substance abuse of alcohol, tobacco and vaping products and improving the overall health of youth.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards $15,000 in Grants to Six CT Non-Profits for Health and Wellness Initiatives
CVS Health Strengthens Commitment to Helping People Lead Smoke-Free Lives
Today, the Aetna Foundation is pledging an additional $2 million to provide educational materials and tools to prevent smoking and vaping to ...
Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grants to Reduce Child Food Insecurity
BLOOMFIELD, CT -- The Cigna Foundation is inviting nonprofit organizations working to reduce child food insecurity to apply for funding through its Healthier Kids For Our Future grant program. The program will provide grants to community organizations totaling up to $5 million over the next year.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards More Than $1.25 Million to 885 Organizations in 2018
Cigna Foundation Grant Will Help Hartford Public Library Assist Opioid Overdose Victims
Cigna Grant Enables March of Dimes to Expand Supportive Pregnancy Care
Harvard Pilgrim Awards Quality Grant Funding to 11 Providers for 2018
WELLESLEY, MA -- Physician practices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire will receive grant funding this year from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Quality Grants Program. Harvard Pilgrim’s 19th annual grant program will fund 11 initiatives up to $100,000 with each designed to improve care delivery and reduce costs within a variety of care delivery models.
Aetna Foundation’s New Awards Shine the “Spotlight” on Programs That Are Improving Community Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards Over $2.3M to More Than 900 Organizations in 2017
PERSPECTIVE: Access to Healthy Foods: How Far Are You Willing to Go?
HARTFORD, CT -- Blog post by by Garth Graham, M.D., MPH, is a leading authority on social determinants of health. President of the Aetna Foundation since 2013 and Vice President of Community Health for Aetna, Inc., Dr. Graham is a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama and Bush administrations where he also ran the Office of Minority Health.
For the first time in the history of the United States, today’s youth are expected to have a shorter life-span than their parents. With medical, scientific and technological advances, this notion seems dumbfounding. But when we step away from the science and technology and take a deeper look at our communities, you can find the root causes. Access to healthy food, public safety and environmental factors are all driving forces behind this decline in longevity. These social determinants of health are becoming increasingly influential to our health . . .
Family-Farm Program Expands
NEW HAVEN, CT -- New Haven Farms will expand its incubator farm program this growing season to include locations in the Fair Haven and Hill neighborhoods, bringing an additional 25 families to the project. The program is partially funded by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation. “The incubator gardener program grew out of requests from our participants in the farm-based wellness program that they wanted to be more knowledgeable and to have the opportunity to grow their own food after having ...
Bridgeport Hospital gets $25K from Newman's Own
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- The Bridgeport Hospital Foundation has received a $25,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation to support the unmet needs of underserved outpatients.