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liberal arts college.
"We are committed to building healthy communities, with particular
emphasis on addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care,"
said Marilda L. Gandara, president of the Aetna Foundation .

Georgia organizations received $95,000 in 2004, $313,000 since
2001

The grants include $25,000 to the Henry W."
"Our main goal is to develop a standard cultural competency
curriculum for physicians and other health care professionals serving
Grady Health System," said Suzanne Rogers , interim executive director
for the Henry W.

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Through strategic grantmaking, The Blue Foundation supports programs that
increase access to quality health-related services for uninsured and
underserved Floridians. HAVERFORD, Pa.
The shared faculty position represents a collaborative effort of the Tri-
College Consortium. The company made $2.

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The selection committee is chaired by
Dr.haverford.

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In addition to funding through The Sapphire Award, The
Blue Foundation annually awards more than $1 million in grants.

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HARTFORD, Conn. Aetna provides easy
access to cost-effective health care through a nationwide network of
more than 655,000 health care professionals, including over 390,000
primary care and specialist doctors and 3,937 hospitals .

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It was founded in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of
Friends (Quakers). Grady Foundation and other program recipients to
accomplish this goal.

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For nomination materials or to
submit inquiries about The Sapphire Award, please contact
TheSapphireAward@bcbsfl. The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, and its
parent, BCBSF, are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association , an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield
companies. It is funded by grants of $670,000 in continuing
endowment support to each Tri-College institution from the Mellon Foundation
to encourage cooperation in the appointment of faculty across institutional
lines, particularly in curricular areas that address significant gaps in
intellectual life.
Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Raksha, Inc.

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Mellon Foundation to support a new faculty position
in Arabic language study to be shared among Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and
Haverford Colleges, assisting the three institutions in establishing the Tri-
College Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies Initiative.com.

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Award nomination materials are due in full by no later than June 29, 2005,
and winners will be announced in Fall 2005. "Aetna's generosity allows us to
educate physicians about the obstacles many minorities face in the
health care system.4 million
pharmacy members and 13.

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The Blue Foundation will select up to three nonprofit recipients annually.

CONTACT:
Steve Heacock Erin Heggerick
Haverford College Arnold Corporate Communications
T: 610-896-1039 T: 617-587-8206
eheggerick@arn .aetna.

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"We look forward to working
with the Henry W.7 million medical members, 11 .

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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida Will Present The Sapphire Award
Recognizing Community Health Excellence

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. This award will recognize and promote programs
that provide health care access to Florida's underserved and uninsured and
seek to improve the health care of Florida's at-risk communities.
The Sapphire Award's recognition of effective initiatives is meant to
promote greater and more lasting support for improved services and systems
that can be sustained over time.
The cornerstone of the new initiative is the introduction of new courses
in Modern Standard Arabic language instruction. In addition, the initiative
will foster new opportunities for Tri-College study abroad and faculty
development in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.5 percent of
the American workforce by 2008. Grady Foundation, Inc.

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Funds were specifically directed toward
enhancing cultural competency and improving the oral health of
children and adults.5 million through the
Regional Grants Program, including $5 million for initiatives that
address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. "The
Regional Grants Program, in its fourth year, funds programs that
improve understanding of racial and cultural diversity and provide
access to quality health care .
In addition, $35,000 was donated to Emory University to develop
strategies to help health care professionals communicate with people
living in poverty.

About the Aetna Foundation

The Aetna Foundation is the independent charitable and
philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. For more
information , please visit www. (Figures as of December 31,
2004)

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Haverford College Receives Mellon Grant to Assist Tri-College Islamic-Middle Eastern Studies Initiative

For more
information, see http://www.
Henry W.5 million group insurance members to help them
make better informed decisions about their health care and protect
their finances against health-related risks.

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(Logo: http: //www. "Through The Sapphire Award, we hope to shed light on
these clinics and programs and share their successful models with others
serving this population. Final decisions of award recipients will be made by a
selection committee comprised of public health and health communication
experts around the country and Florida., Haverford College has received a
grant from The Andrew W."
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care have become a
critical issue as minorities are projected to make up 41.
Since 1980, the Aetna Foundation has contributed more than $270
million in grants , scholarships and social investments.9 million dental members, 8.

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, As part of its mission to
advance access to quality health care for all Floridians, The Blue Foundation
for a Healthy Florida recently created The Sapphire Award Recognizing
Community Health Excellence.aetna.

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"There are numerous health program and
health clinics in our state that can serve as model programs for how to
implement local uninsured solutions," said Susan Towler, executive director of
The Blue Foundation. For more information concerning The Blue Foundation for a Healthy
Florida, please visit its web site at http: //www.

Aetna Distributes $2.2 Million Through Regional Grants Program; Almost $95 000 Donated in Georgia; 92 Percent of Grants Focus on Racial and Ethnic Disparities

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New Award to Promote Florida's Outstanding Health Programs

The award seeks to identify and reward
organizations demonstrating strategies that build on community assets, enhance
organizational capacity, foster systemic change and/or lead to lasting policy
changes that improve health services."
All completed nominations will be considered and evaluated through a
rigorous process. Charles Mahan, professor and former dean, College of Public Health,
University of South Florida. While the College is not formally affiliated with any
religious body today, the values of individual dignity, academic excellence,
and tolerance upon which it was founded remain central to its character. Grady Foundation, which
will establish a cultural competency training program for physicians.com/foundation

About Aetna

As one of the nation's leading providers of health care, dental,
pharmacy, group life, disability and long -term care benefits, Aetna
puts information and helpful resources to work for its approximately
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Since 2001, Aetna has awarded more than $7. Founded in 1972, the Foundation seeks
to help build healthy communities by funding initiatives that improve
the quality of life where our employees and customers work and live.

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Each recipient will receive a financial award of up to $120,000 toward its
community health objectives.bluefoundationfl.

About Haverford College:
Haverford College, located in Haverford, Pa."

The Aetna Foundation 2004 regional grant recipients in Georgia:

Emory University
Georgia Partnership for Caring Foundation, Inc. The
Foundation's giving is focused on reducing racial and ethnic
disparities in health care.

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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida is a separate, philanthropic
affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) and is incorporated
in the state of Florida. Haverford distinguishes itself by its unique
combination of academic rigor, ethical principles, and an integrative approach
to learning. They come from independent and public schools across the United
States, Puerto Rico, and more than 20 countries around the world.----Aetna (NYSE: AET)
today announced the final total of its national Regional Grants
Program for 2004.

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The Mellon grants mark a new level of cooperation among Swarthmore, Bryn
Mawr, and Haverford with the inter-institutional sharing of faculty and the
establishment of an innovative and more cost-effective approach to language
instruction.
"We are pleased to support local organizations that share Aetna's
commitment to ending disparities in health care," said Bill Hauser,
MD, Aetna's Regional Medical Director. Grady Foundation.

Grantmaking foundations whose primary focus is relations between people or groups of different races, ethnicities, and/or religions .

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Haverford's 1,200 students represent a wide variety of interests, backgrounds,
and talents. Over the past two years, Aetna has
focused on reducing disparities in health care among racial and ethnic
populations through an integrated business and philanthropic approach.

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com or call 1-800-477-3736 , extension 63215, option 2.2 million in grants nationally
to 109 organizations. Additional information about the Aetna
Foundation is available at www.