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Ã山ǿ¼é and our subsidiaries have a long history of active, local involvement in the communities we serve. We have developed a diverse range of innovative partnerships and community investments that work together to create sustainable solutions that support vibrant and healthy communities.
Since 2021, Ã山ǿ¼é directly, and through the Ã山ǿ¼é Foundation, has invested over $100M in nonprofit organizations, most of whom have established relationships with the Ã山ǿ¼é Foundation, as well as with Ã山ǿ¼é Corporation, Ã山ǿ¼é health plans, and Ã山ǿ¼é subsidiaries. Through strategic partnerships with local organizations and a commitment to Ã山ǿ¼é’s overarching purpose, our charitable investments aim to remove barriers to health for the underserved and provide long-term results that truly transform the communities we serve.
Association of Clinicians for the UnderservedÌý
Since 2016, Ã山ǿ¼é has partnered with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) in support of initiatives to improve the health of underserved populations and the clinicians who serve them. A collaboration aimed at providing mobile vision services grants to help create comprehensive, onsite vision services, and other resources to assist community health centers in rural and under-resourced communities has resulted in the current or emerging implementation of permanent vision services in community health clinics in 24 communities.
With support from Ã山ǿ¼é, the ACU expanded the Suicide Safer Care program to train more than 2,000* clinicians to better meet the needs of patients in crisis. The program and a related toolkit included evidence-based practices for suicide prevention in primary care, including screening, assessment, and intervention techniques.
Ã山ǿ¼é’s ongoing support and commitment also aids programming aimed at increasing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) in health centers.
*As of 2021
A Partnership to Support Health EquityÌý
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in healthcare around the globe, including health disparities that have existed for decades among vulnerable populations in the U.S.Ìý To help promote health equity and wellness in the wake of the pandemic, Peach State Health Plan, Ã山ǿ¼é’s Georgia subsidiary, and Morehouse School of Medicine established the Peach State Excellence in Health Equity Innovation Fund, a partnership that will enhance health outcomes and equity for Black communities across Georgia. The new initiative will help Morehouse, one of the nation’s historically Black medical schools, take great strides in education, clinical work, and research and tackle healthcare disparities.
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
Women’s Empowerment
YWCA USA
Association of Clinicians for Underserved Populations
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Heartland for Children
KIPP Foundation
Hispanic Counseling Center