At CVS Caremark, our charitable giving programs are developed and carefully focused in order to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we live and work. With a focus on health care and children, CVS Caremark has become an active participant in helping people live better lives through enhanced health care services, programs benefiting children and working to build healthier communities.
Programs
Community Health Fairs
In 2012 we launched Project Health (Proyecto Salud in Spanish), a wellness program delivering more than $21 million worth of free health screenings to multicultural communities.
The program, which aims to prevent disease through early detection, grew from CVS/pharmacy's highly successful To Your Health/A Su Salud campaigns. Project Health will offer an array of free comprehensive health risk assessments and screenings during five disease-specific national health awareness months from American Heart Month (February) to Diabetes Awareness Month (November). Over 1,000 Project Health events are scheduled for 2012 in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Events are also planned at CVS/pharmacy locations in Puerto Rico.
Supporting Seniors
Seniors are in need of resources to help them more effectively manage their medications so they can maintain their quality of life. CVS/pharmacy has a number of in-store and community outreach programs offering free health information on medication management and aging, such as our “Pack Your Bag” medication review events. These events serve to promote best practices in medication management and offer individual consultations to educate seniors on expired medications, medication adherence and drug interactions.
Workforce Initiatives
As one of the nation’s largest health care companies, CVS Caremark has built a track record not only as a great place to work but as a company that has developed a true specialty in the area of job creation and workforce development. Partnering with federal, state and local officials, local nonprofit groups focused on job training and with the deans of pharmacy schools and others in higher education, we have developed programs that are recognized nationally as models for recruiting and training colleagues from all walks of life and for building true career paths in the communities where our facilities are located.
Samaritan Vans
For the last 30 years, the CVS Samaritan Van program has provided help and relief to more than a million drivers in need of roadside assistance. CVS Samaritan Vans patrol highways around nine major U.S. cities, have travelled more than 10 million “help miles” and assisted more than one million people. The distinctive white vans with the red “CVS/Samaritan” logo have become a familiar site to commuters in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Providence, and Washington, D.C.
Disaster Relief
CVS Caremark works with national and regional first-responders like the American Red Cross when disasters strike. CVS Caremark supports relief and recovery efforts by offering financial support, product donations and teams of volunteers when communities need it most.
Pharmacy Outreach Programs
At CVS/pharmacy, our pharmacists provide world-class pharmacy care and expertise for their patients every day. Through the CVS/pharmacy Community Outreach Program, many of our pharmacists attend local meetings and events and present practical and unbiased information on important healthcare topics such as:
- Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Smoking Cessation
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Cough, Cold and Flu
- Medicare Part D
- Generic Medications
- And many more…