Atlanta
Georgia
New efforts under way in Atlanta
In Atlanta, our efforts are focusing on helping the senior population cope with food insecurity, loneliness, and social isolation. Specifically, Humana partners with Open Hand Atlanta, which prepares, packs and delivers nearly 5,000 healthy meals each day throughout metro-Atlanta for those who might otherwise go without. Additional food insecurity efforts include working with Food as Medicine, a new nonprofit collaboration between the Grady Health System Foundation, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Open Hand Atlanta and Wholesome Wave Georgia. Humana is supporting its food distribution and its new building construction.
Atlanta at a glance
Our Focus
- Food insecurity
- Loneliness
- Diabetes
- Maternal health
Barriers to Health
- Social isolation
- Lack of access to transportation
- Lack of access to nutritious foods
- Housing instability
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1.3%
increase in unhealthy days reported, 2019-2020
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16.2 %
percentage of people living in Georgia who are food insecure
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1 in 7.5
estimate of people in metro Atlanta and north Georgia using food pantries and meal service programs