Diversity
Diversity
– a must-have.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Highmark Health, we’re on a mission to create a remarkable health experience, freeing people to be their best. One of the key components to achieving our mission is our people and the new ideas, different experiences and fresh perspectives they bring to our team.
We are committed to being open, inclusive and supportive to all, as we strive to inspire and empower talented people from every background. For us, supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce is more than the right thing to do. It makes us stronger as a business and more innovative as a group – positioning us to be highly effective at serving our customers and communities.
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Business Resource Groups (BRGs)
Our BRGs serve and operate as an inclusive network of employees who work to share personal knowledge and experiences to enhance professional growth, promote cultural competency and multicultural awareness, and positively impact our company’s bottom line.
ABILITIES
Raises awareness about the needs of, and offers support to, people with disabilities and their caregivers in the workplace, marketplace and community. The Abilities BRG encourages workplace inclusion, equality of opportunity and best practices in recruitment. Its members also build community partnerships through educational-to-career experiences for students with disabilities, advocate accessibility to Highmark Health facilities, act as a champion for customers with disabilities, and serve as a voice for those who care for or support people with disabilities.
BOLD
Supports the strategic initiative to empower black employees in achieving great business results for the workplace, marketplace, and community. BOLD supports and inspires employees through its activities, relationships, leadership development, unique perspectives, and commitment to advancing corporate goals while creating an environment that celebrates diversity within the organization and throughout the community.
EAST
Engages and connects global communities from Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, Asian-American and Pacific Islander backgrounds. Its purpose is to enhance professional growth for employees, promote cultural humility, learning and multicultural awareness across the organization, and also provide insights that will help Highmark Health companies to better understand and meet the needs of their customers.
GenNEXT
A cross-generational BRG that leverages the unique skills and perspectives of Gen X and Gen Y employees to influence our organization’s direction and relevance in the future workplace, marketplace, and community. GenNEXT promotes cross-generational understanding, collaboration, and leadership, and leads initiatives and programs that explore career paths and professional development across the enterprise.
PRIDE
Leverages diverse LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) experiences to help promote inclusion among employees, enrich community outreach efforts, and foster marketplace excellence. PRIDE brings together LGBTQ employees and their allies to cultivate openness and encourage different and inclusive thinking. PRIDE is instrumental in ensuring that our enterprise is the most LGBTQ friendly employer that it can be by building community partnerships, partnering with human resources to educate leaders and the workforce about the LGBTQ community and marketplace, and acting as a focus group for our companies in offering the right insurance products and services to LGBTQ communities and our employees.
SALUD
Leverages our Latino and Hispanic talent to develop business opportunities in the workplace, marketplace and community. SALUD collaborates and partners with the Latino and Hispanic community to support customer needs and enterprise efforts to recruit and retain diverse talent. The group promotes personal accountability and equitable opportunity of diverse talent through professional development programs and supports marketplace excellence through education of multicultural business and language capabilities.
V.E.T.S.
Provides a platform for the communication and sharing of common challenges and opportunities, and establishes a network for promoting the professional development of employees. V.E.T.S. partners closely with business leaders to leverage the viewpoints of military personnel and veterans in areas such as recruitment, retention and professional development, and it served as a fundamental resource in developing an enterprise-wide military and veteran talent strategy. The group also fosters community partnerships through volunteer opportunities and fundraisers to help military and veteran families.
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Women’s
Leverages the perspectives of women within diverse markets and partners with senior leadership across the enterprise to develop campaigns, products and services that empower women through all walks of life. The Women’s BRG also develops strategic initiatives to retain, develop and attract high-performing women in leadership roles through a series of personal and professional development programs and initiatives in which members share information, volunteer, mentor, and learn from peers and women executives within our organization. The Women’s BRG champions workplace benefits that support women in their careers and strives to equip women with tools and resources to make successful decisions in health care, finances and professional development.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion has been recognized by a number of prestigious organizations:
CAREERS & the disABLED magazine Top 50 Employer 2021Recognized as a top company in the country that provides a positive working environment for people with disabilities.
Best Place to Work for People with Disabilities 2014-2020We were honored as a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" through the Disability Equality Index®, a leading benchmark of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.
Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2020-2021The Human Rights Campaign Foundation recognizes the excellence of our corporate policies and practices pertinent to LGBTQ employees.
Military Friendly® Employer Silver 2019 & 2021We achieved the Military Friendly® Employer silver-designation by exceeding Military Friendly® standards in hiring and onboarding, opportunity and advancement, culture and commitment, support and retention, policies and compliance, and recruiting and sourcing.-
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.Our CEO pledged to ACT ON supporting a more inclusive workplace for employees, communities and society at large. -
Professional Women’s Magazine designation for Best of the Best 2020We are designated in the category of Top Employers. -
HISPANIC Network Magazine designation for Best of the Best 2020 & 2021We are designated in the category of top Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotech Companies. 
Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Above and Beyond Award 2017We were recognized for the extraordinary support we provide to our employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.-
Black EOE Journal designation for Best of the Best 2020We are designated in the category of top Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Biotech Companies.
