Humana Associates Volunteer over 26,000 Hours during National Volunteer Month
03 August 2018 - 3:30AM
Business Wire
Company’s employees nationwide give back to
their communities
In April, National Volunteer Month, over 4,500 Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM) associates nationwide volunteered for more than 26,000
hours. The company’s associates served over 1,700 nonprofits in
that month alone, and the Humana Foundation donated $10,000 to
various non-profits chosen by volunteers.
"Volunteerism has always been an integral part of our mission at
Humana," said Bruce D. Broussard, President and CEO of Humana Inc.
"With Humana's Bold Goal of helping those we serve become 20%
healthier by 2020, giving back to the community is more important
than ever."
Many of the company’s associates take advantage of a
comprehensive internal Volunteer Network database, paid Volunteer
Time Off, and WOW Dollars, an internal currency that can be
exchanged for gift cards, simply by logging volunteer hours.
“Volunteering helps us show pride and commitment in our
communities and is a powerful way to live the four pillars of
well-being – purpose, health, belonging and security,” said Tim
State, Senior Vice President of Associate Health and Well-being at
Humana. “Giving back, and the shared experiences that come with it,
helps our associates connect as a team and improves our own
emotional health.”
Nationwide, Humana associates are doing profound work with their
volunteerism. Zoilabella Calo, an associate in Arizona, received
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Champion Volunteer Award for
her work with playground building and coordinating donation drives
for children and the homeless.
Mario Martin, an associate in Florida, has trained 200 high
school students on emergency casualty care and provided them with a
free first responder medical kit, through a non-profit he
co-founded, Support A Future Endeavor (SAFE). “We want to
empower kids to someday be able to tell their story of survival
through empowerment,” Martin said.
Jolanda Burton, a health care consultant in Louisville, also
spoke of her volunteerism. “While in high school, I earned a
scholarship for children who experienced homelessness from the
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and
Youth (NAEHCY). Having been labeled as an unaccompanied homeless
youth growing up, I take an active interest in supporting the
organization with higher education initiatives,” she said. “Most
recently, I joined NAEHCY’s Board of Directors as their Scholarship
Fund Chair.”
Humana associate Domenica Robinson was the company’s 2017
Volunteer of the Year, logging 178 volunteer hours in the Humana
Volunteer Network in 2017. Her volunteering schedule included time
at Kindred Hospice spending time with dementia and terminally ill
patients, Floyd County Animal Rescue, and serving as a Master
Gardener at local 4H clubs, parks and universities.
A recent emphasis on team volunteerism has made an impact, too.
A team of Humana associates in northern Florida recently partnered
with the American Cancer Society‘s Relay for Life and raised
$11,397. In Springdale, Ohio, more than 200 Humana associates
volunteered for a youth sports program and logged close to 500
volunteer hours in the Humana Volunteer Network. In Louisville,
Humana associates raised $1.7 million for Metro United Way and were
presented with the Sullivan Service Award, which honors a company
or individual who has demonstrated “extraordinary generosity and
made significant community impact.”
Volunteering can be profoundly therapeutic: the Corporation for
National & Community Service found that "those who volunteer
have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower
rates of depression later in life than those who do not." The study
also says “there is a significant relationship between volunteering
and good health.” And researchers from the University of California
system found that voluntary acts of kindness measurably improved
personal happiness.
About Humana
Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and
specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history
in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us
create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve
health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a
better quality of life for people with Medicare, families,
individuals, military service personnel, and communities at
large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
More information regarding Humana is available to investors via
the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at
www.humana.com, including copies of:
- Annual reports to stockholders
- Securities and Exchange Commission
filings
- Most recent investor conference
presentations
- Quarterly earnings news releases and
conference calls
- Calendar of events
- Corporate Governance information
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Humana Corporate CommunicationsKate Marx,
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