Anthem BCBS Foundation Distributes $300,000 to Three Food Banks in VA to Expand ‘Food as Medicine’ Initiatives Across the State

9/11/2024 – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation in Virginia, a philanthropic arm of Elevance Health Foundation, announced today an additional $100,000 each to three foods banks granted across the Commonwealth to further expand the ‘Food as Medicine’ program. This initiative will support the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, Feeding Southwest Virginia, and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore as they collaborate with local health care partners to screen patients for food insecurity during health care visits. The health care partner will then connect patients who screen positive for food insecurity to food assistance resources onsite at health care facilities and at community-based food pantries and meal programs…

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