Committed to Our Mission
by Randy Brown
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As the largest health benefits company by membership, WellPoint has a tremendous responsibility to our customers and our communities. We’re committed to our mission to improve the lives of the people we serve and the health of our communities.
Our associates deliver on this promise through their work every day. Whether it’s helping to address health disparities, making sure the uninsured and underserved get access to care, or launching programs to make health care more affordable, our associates are shaping the future of the health care system.
And they don’t stop there, choosing to generously give back to the places where they live and work. Planting an urban garden as part of our Community Service Day. Stocking national food banks during our Healthy Helpings food drive. Donating to great charities during our Associate Giving Campaign. These are just a few examples of how our associates roll up their sleeves to improve our communities.
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As individuals, we make a difference. When we work together, we accomplish great things. With our diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences comes a richness of thought and perspective that makes us a stronger company. By looking at our business through multiple lenses, we’re better able to see our customers and meet their needs. After all, the diversity in the members we serve is reflected by the diversity within our company.
This corporate responsibility report highlights the efforts of our associates that ensure we deliver on our commitments. Our impact as an organization is possible because of the energy, dedication and talent of our people. Simply put, it’s what makes us WellPoint.
Randy Brown
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Letter from the CEO
by Angela Braly
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Hello, I’m Angela Braly and I would like to share a few thoughts with you about WellPoint’s commitment to corporate responsibility.
Our mission is to improve the lives of the people we serve and the health of our communities. This mission is particularly relevant in these challenging economic times.
2010 marks the 10-year anniversary of the WellPoint Foundation. To date, we have awarded more than $112 million in grants to help partners in our communities advocate the benefits of healthy lifestyles. We’ve helped so many learn about nutrition, smoking cessation, and the importance of good prenatal care. A current focus is to help fight childhood obesity. We recognize that children who are obese could face severe health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
Our associates help us deliver socially responsible answers to difficult issues. Their diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences foster the innovative solutions that best meet the needs of our customers, doctors and hospitals, and our communities.
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Our commitment to diversity and inclusion truly is a competitive advantage and one important way we drive superior health care value.
I am especially proud of our associates’ contribution of time and energy to our communities. Through food drives, volunteer service days, and our associate giving campaign, they are living our mission.
We’re collaborating across our 14 states to address preventable health conditions to help create a healthier generation of Americans.
Living our mission also requires us to be environmentally responsible. Over the past few years, we have studied our effect on the environment and we’ve identified opportunities to enhance business performance while reducing our carbon footprint.
As you read this year’s report, you will understand why I believe corporate responsibility is embedded in WellPoint’s mission: it helps define us as an organization committed to improving the future of this country.
