UofLaffiliateshave created several health programs aimed at improving the lives of many Kentuckians, thanks to the grants provided by PassportHealthPlan.
Passport Health Plan is a community-based, nonprofit care organization that has beenadministeringMedicaidbenefits in Kentucky for over 20 years.Through their IHOP, or Improved Health Outcomes Program,Passport providesgrants to other community advocates striving to build health-related programs for Kentuckians. One of their IHOP partners includes UofL.
At UofL’s School of Nursing, the grant money is helpingmothers and caregivers ofspecialneeds children fight against depression.
And, at theInstituteforSustainable Health andOptimal Aging, they broughta free health clinic and healthy-eating classes to over 500 Hispanicresidentsin ShelbyCounty. Anna Faul, at the Institute for Sustainable Health,said that none of this would be possible without the grant from Passport.
“They’re reaching people who areveryhard to reach. This is a very big success story for them,” said Faul.
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