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As an Employer
The National Business Group
on Health (NBGH), a national
nonprofi t organization of large
employers, honored CIGNA with
a Platinum Award – the highest
honor – for the company’s
commitment to promoting
a healthy workplace.
CIGNA received the 2008
Corporate Award from The
National Forum for Black Public
Administrators (NFBPA), an
honor given to a company that
has made signifi cant contributions
to NFBPA to support the
development of future leaders.
The New York Business Group
on Health (NYBGHTM) honored
Chairman and CEO H. Edward
Hanway for excellence in Health
Care and Business Leadership.
As an Advocate
CIGNA formally introduced
Communities of Health to help
cities, towns and neighborhoods
consider the social and
environmental factors that
determine health and to create
community-based solutions.
The Global Knowledge Exchange
Network (GKEN) was created
through a $1 million grant from
the CIGNA Foundation. This
initiative brings leaders from
government, health care,
business, philanthropy and
academia together to discuss
and advance better practices
in health care among
industrialized nations.
Seventeen CIGNA plans were
rated among the nation’s top
100 commercial plans, including
CIGNA HealthCare of New
Hampshire, which fi nished in
the top 10; and Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Maine,
which ranked among the top 50.
Seven CIGNA plans were named
the highest-rated plan in their
markets, according to U.S. News
& World Report and the NCQA.
As a Member of
the Community
A CIGNA Foundation/Equal
Justice Works Fellowship
enabled a Stanford University
law graduate to assist people
with diabetes who face legal
issues that interfere with proper
management of their disease.
CIGNA established a unifi ed
corporate social responsibility
program to extend our mission
to improve the health, well-being
and security for all those we serve.
The CIGNA Foundation provided
funds to sponsor The Ph.D. Project,
supporting the development
of management educators and
future business leaders within
the African-American, Hispanic-
American and Native American
communities.
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CIGNA’s charitable giving program provided funding for donations to Water for
People, a nonprofi t international organization that funds safe drinking water and
sanitation projects in developing countries. Funding made it possible for more than
55,000 days of clean water to be provided to students at fi ve schools in India. The
funding was linked with a new online health education game from CIGNA in which
players triggered a day of clean water each time they answered three questions
correctly. The program allowed people to learn about their health while helping
others in far corners of the world, and it served as an incentive for people to play
the game and then advance to three online interactive health education courses
developed by CIGNA.