iHeartMedia, Empire BlueCross BlueShield partner with Common Threads to Increase Food Security and Nutrition Equity in New York

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iHeartMedia and Empire BlueCross BlueShield partnered with non-profit Common Threads to provide hands-on culinary programming focused on ‘food as medicine’ yesterday in Brooklyn, extending their multi-year partnership to increase food security and nutrition equity in underserved communities.
That’s why, as part of our mission to improve the health of all New Yorkers we are announcing this new partnership with Common Threads to take our commitment one step further,” said Alan J. Murray, president & CEO, Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York.
This partnership with national health and wellness organization, Common Threads, is an extension of the companies' multi-year commitment to addressing food insecurity and whole-health for communities across the country.
About Common Threads Common Threads is a national nonprofit that provides children and families with cooking and nutrition education, striving to equip communities with the necessary information to make affordable, nutritious, and appealing food choices wherever they live, work, learn, and play.