Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities
Changing Americans’ access to healthy nutrition and replacing those food deserts with well-stocked stores starts at the local level, says Dr. Garth Graham, president of the nonprofit Aetna Foundation, which each year provides funding to local stakeholders that can find new ways to improve health equity in their neighborhoods.
That funding comes in many forms — from nationwide competitions to incentivize cities and counties to start grassroots initiatives, to providing grants, guidance and technology information to help small businesses with big ideas succeed.
Or it may involve funding technological and medical research that has the potential to revolutionize how we age and how we heal...