All News From 2003
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BCBSNC Foundation Announces Results of Grant to Train Educators On Diabetes, Launches Outreach Campaign
10/2/2003 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC) has helped more than half the state's public schools address a new state law requiring training for school staff in the care of children with diabetes. The Care for School Children with Diabetes law, passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in September 2002, requires personnel in schools where children with diabetes...
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BCBSNC Foundation Announces $75,000 in Grants To Improve Access to Health Care
8/22/2003 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation has awarded two grants totaling $75,000 that will be used to improve access to health care in North Carolina. The Foundation awarded $50,000 to the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation to support its Community Practitioner Program, a medical education loan repayment assistance program for physicians, physician assistants and family nurse practitioners. In return, these health...
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BCBSNC Foundation Announces Grants to Benefit Local Communities
7/15/2003 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation today announced 13 grants totaling more than $110,000. The grants will be used to support health and wellness programs across the state. "The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is proud of the effect these grants will have on our local communities," said Kathy Higgins, BCBSNC Foundation Vice President and Senior...
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Be Active Kids Program Receives National Recognition for Educating North Carolina Children on Physical Activity and Nutrition
6/18/2003 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Be Active Kids, a program sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and funded by the BCBSNC Foundation, has received the Community Leadership Award, the most prestigious award conferred on member health plans from the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). The AAHP's Ellis J. Bonner Community Leadership Award was presented last week to Be Active Kids and BCBSNC for recognition of...