Humana and Thomas Jefferson University Announce Collaboration to Advance Health Equity and Community Health in Greater Philadelphia
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Humana (NYSE: HUM) announced an endowed and immediate use gift of $15 million to Thomas Jefferson University, nationally ranked nonprofit research university, to advance community health and health equity, and to support Jefferson’s population health efforts.
Key Points:
- Humana (NYSE: HUM) announced an endowed and immediate use gift of $15 million to Thomas Jefferson University, nationally ranked nonprofit research university, to advance community health and health equity, and to support Jefferson’s population health efforts.
- 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 focused on improving population health and advancing health equity in the region.
- “We are honored to partner with Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health to further the important health equity efforts of this organization.