Fostering a Healthy Environment
The Eastside Family Resource Center in Tacoma, Washington welcomed local community partners along with the Mayor of Tacoma for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the Center’s community garden and a new storage shed donated by Centene’s Washington health plan, Coordinated Care, which will help keep neighborhood gardeners tools safe and dry, and provide a place to store personal belongings while they work in their garden plots.
At Centene, we are dedicated to evaluating climate and other environmental risks, understanding their impact on the health of our members, and managing our operations with environmental awareness. Environmental impacts on health are often disproportionately experienced by the communities we serve, and our aim is to enhance our members’ resilience through thoughtful local solutions.
Environmental Impacts on Health
We recognize that the environment in which people live has a major impact on their health, and that climate change is bringing new challenges to the communities we serve. By working together, Centene partnerships help remove barriers to health and address health-related social needs like heating and air conditioning, shelter, and food security that could be impacted by environmental factors.
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is an important part of Centene’s operations. As a healthcare company with employees working remotely or in offices, our efforts are focused on minimizing our environmental footprint in the areas we serve.
