Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake is president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation), leading strategic, programmatic, and operational efforts to fulfill the Foundation’s mission to lead sustainable solutions that improve the health and wellness of the community. While overseeing grant-making work for the $90 million Foundation, Marshall-Blake steered the Foundation to be a collaborator, innovator, convener of diverse organizations, and thought leader in addressing emerging health needs in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Make Your Voice Heard: Why the 2020 Census is Important for Health Care

A couple fills out their Census form
2020 is an important year for Americans. In addition to voting in a presidential election, they will also participate in the 2020 Census, a count of every person living in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. Despite the changes in day-to-day life due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it’s critical to complete the census....
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Independence Blue Cross: Our Investment in Community Health

Lorina Marshall-Blake planting something at a volunteer event
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, volunteering with the Independence Blue Cross Blue Crew at Share Food Program For more than 80 years, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has enhanced the health and well-being of the communities we serve. We have a responsibility as the leading health insurance company in Philadelphia to make quality health care accessible and affordable and to ensure good health is in reach for everyone....
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How Do You Make Your Heart Happy?

Lorina Marshall-Blake and the IBX Foundation team wearing red in support of American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Like many people, some days I’m so busy, it seems I barely have time to breathe. But every day, I take 15 minutes just for myself to walk one mile on the treadmill....
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Personal Reflections on Surviving and Thriving with Breast Cancer

Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake from IBX encourages women to get their mammogram and shares her thoughts on surviving and thriving with breast cancer.
Lorina Marshall-Blake (center) celebrates the publication of The Pink Sister Chronicles, a collection of personal essays on surviving and thriving with breast cancer published by the Philadelphia nonprofit Traci’s BIO, co-founded by Traci Smith (left) and Phyllis Young (right). I’m not often at a loss for words, but one of the few times was on July 2,...
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How Service Has Shaped My Life: 5 Things I Learned Through Volunteering

Volunteering in Philadelphia
Lorina Marshall-Blake and other Blue Crew volunteers helped young ladies at the Cozen PAL Prom Boutique choose the perfect dress and accessories to wear to their big dance. Through volunteering, I have been able to help so many nonprofit organizations that are doing so much good. If you believe in the mission of the organization and the work you are doing,...
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How the Blue Crew Volunteer Program Shows Love

Blue Crew
Independence Blue Crew volunteers at Share Food Program. Showing love to the community is a vital part of who I am. I often say that service is in my DNA. As a kid from the neighborhood in West Philadelphia, I learned to show love to my community through service. Volunteering to do something good for someone other than yourself was a life lesson that I have carried with me since then....
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2016 United Way Campaign Inspires Us to Give For a Better Community

Independence Blue Cross associates are happy to participate in our United Way Campaign.
September is a special time at Independence Blue Cross – it marks our annual two-week campaign for the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. This is a time when our associates come together to positively impact our community by pledging their financial support and volunteering their time to help those who need it most....
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction, Family by Family

Breaking the Cycle of Addiction, Family by Family
Did you know that more than 9 million children in the U.S. live with a parent who uses illegal drugs?* Here’s another drug abuse fact: children living with an addicted family member are four times more likely than their peers to develop a drug dependency. ** In an effort to break the drug and alcohol addiction cycle,...
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Investing In the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders

Nurses play a critical and evolving role in health care delivery, and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (the Foundation) is leading the way for nurses pursuing teaching or clinical practice roles to educate the next generation of health care leaders. Through our Nurses for Tomorrow program, we’re proud to partner with 22 nursing schools in southeastern Pennsylvania and award more than $1.5 million annually in undergraduate,...
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