As Louisville is hunkered down during the COVID-19 crisis,
there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure residents’ needs are met.
Humana is committed to taking care of people, and now – more than ever – is at
the ready.
Recently, Humana’s market leadership team committed $65,000 toward
COVID-19 relief efforts. This contribution is in addition to Humana Foundation
funds announced in March
and April.
Humana’s population health, or Bold Goal work, involves working
within the community to address social determinants of health and
health-related social needs. Humana and its Bold Goal partners convene and
co-create solutions with nonprofit organizations, government and business
leaders, as well as physicians, clinicians and hospital systems to address
issues like loneliness, social isolation and food insecurity.
Here are some of the efforts directly helped by Humana’s recent
donations:
- ElderServe
received $40,000 to aid in their partnership with Masterson’s Catering to offer
fresh meals and Dare to Care to offer commodities. Both are distributed to
Louisville seniors in need.
- Americana
World Community Center, a grassroots non-profit in Louisville serving
refugee, immigrant and underserved populations, was excited to find out that a
$10,000 donation will be shared with its community center in providing food and
translation services that help people understand how and where to seek
healthcare during the pandemic. The
Center’s current resources allow them to supply food to children only; Humana’s
support will assist in providing food for entire families.
- Louisville is known for its restaurant and food
industry, so when the crisis caused layoffs in the hospitality industry, Chef
Edward Lee, in partnership with The LEE Initiative and Maker’s Mark, launched
the Restaurant Workers Relief Program
to offer free meals and
necessities to restaurant workers nationwide. Humana donated $10,000 to the
effort, which will provide meals and a week of essentials, like diapers, formula,
paper goods, hygiene and snacks for 1,250 families and be matched another
$10,000 by actor Busy Phillips, who has challenged others to match her
donations through her social
media posts.
- A $5,000 contribution, plus the donation of
associate time and talent went to partnering to foster problem-solving and
innovation through Lift Up Lou Hackathon. Lift up Lou is a
Louisville Metro Government initiative designed to keep spirits up during the
fight against COVID-19.Also working with the organizations are Louisville
Entrepreneurship Accelerator Partnership (LEAP), KentuckianaWorks and the Microsoft
Future of Work initiative. The Lift Up Lou Hackathon is designed to engage
Louisville’s technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and creative problem
solvers help address the challenges local organizations are facing due to the
COVID-19 outbreak.
- Recognizing that law enforcement officers are at
greater risk since they don’t always get the chance to apply personal
protective equipment before being exposed, Humana provided more than 1,000
bottles of hand sanitizer to Louisville Metro Police and Oldham County Police.
- Understanding that many healthcare front line
workers are in need of protection, Humana provided two cases of 160 N95 masks
to University of Kentucky, Baptist East and the University of Louisville health
systems.
Humana’s Regional Medicare President, Eric Bohannon, said
Humana’s Bold Goal efforts to help communities thrive are focused on supporting
those who are in great need right now.
“We contributed to these organizations, and continue to support
many others because we are a part of, and invested in, the communities we
serve,” he said. “We know how important access to food and connection to others
are – always, and especially during this time.”