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In 2020, fewer than 3% of venture capital funding went to companies with Black or Latinx founders, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In an attempt to address these disparities, the insurer has launched a Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program meant to lend financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color. The program will be focused

March of Dimes and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Tackle Inequity in Maternal Healthcare in Cleveland MetroHealth and University Hospitals to implement Breaking Through Implicit Bias training program to address disproportionate preterm birth rates among Black women News provided by Share this article CLEVELAND, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner As both organizations continue to addr...

March Of Dimes And Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Foundation Tackle Inequity In Maternal Healthcare In Colorado News provided by Share this article DENVER, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation are working together to tackle Americas maternal and infant health crisis. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the country, the part...

March Of Dimes And Empire Bluecross Blueshield Foundation Tackle Inequity In Maternal Healthcare In New York Both organizations will work with Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens to implement new programs designed to help maternal and infant care. News provided by Share this article NEW YORK, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner, Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation, are working together to improve...

March of Dimes and Healthy Blues Affiliated Foundation Tackle Inequity in Maternal Healthcare in Louisiana News provided by Share this article SHREVEPORT, La. and BATON ROUGE, La., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner, Healthy Blues affiliated Foundation, are working together to tackle Americas maternal and infant health crisis. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the co...

Share: LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner,   Anthem Foundation, are working together to tackle Americas maternal and infant health crisis. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the country, the partnership in Kentucky aims to address the racial disparities and social determinants of health that have disproportionately impacted Black mothers. The Journa...

March Of Dimes And Amerigroup Foundation Tackle Inequity In Maternal Healthcare In New Jersey News provided by Share this article ARLINGTON, Va., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner, Amerigroup Foundation, are working together to tackle Americas maternal and infant health crisis. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the country, the partnership in New Jersey aims to addre...

March of Dimes and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Tackle Inequity in Maternal Healthcare in Virginia News provided by Share this article ROANOKE, Va., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- March of Dimes, the leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies, and longtime partner,  Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, are working together to tackle Americas maternal and infant health crisis. As both organizations continue to address health inequity across the country, ...

‘We will be louder’: Black Economic Council makes hires, sets $2 million fund-raising goal Anissa Gardizy © Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Three new hires have been announced at the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts. Two of those three, Jessicah Pierre and Christopher Sonnie, are photographed with the president and chief executive, Segun Idowu (foregroud). During the early days of the pandemic, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts helped Black-owned businesses ge...

‘We will be louder’: Black Economic Council makes hires, sets $2 million fund-raising goal By Anissa Gardizy Globe Staff,Updated February 23, 2021, 7:07 p.m. Email to a Friend During the early days of the pandemic, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts helped Black-owned businesses get personal protective equipment, advocated for equitable pandemic aid programs, and highlighted long-running full-time employee, executive director Segun Idowu, who was hired by its board in 2018. O...