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CVS Health Launches Community Equity Alliance to Improve Health Outcomes in Underserved Communities | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 26 Jan 2023 | Back to overview list |
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Collaborations with Meharry Medical College, Sinai Chicago and Wayne State University will expand access to community health workers and care WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced a new initiative that will address barriers to care in underserved communities across the country. The CVS Health Community Equity Alliance is being established to expand the community health worker workforce, enhance connections between health care institutions and communities and address disparities in heart health and mental health outcomes. The Alliance is part of the Company's commitment to advancing health equity. The first institutions joining the initiative are Meharry Medical College, Sinai Chicago and Wayne State University. CVS Health is providing funding to each institution for locally tailored initiatives and will bring Alliance members together to share best practices and work to integrate lessons learned into the Company's health equity strategy. Through the power of collaboration, expansion of evidence-based interventions and a shared commitment to integrating the voices and lived experiences of community members, the Alliance will create innovative solutions to help make health care more accessible and decrease health disparities. "The Alliance is being established to elevate the voices, needs and experiences of local communities, as institutions work to remove barriers to equitable care," said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health. "These collaborations will help us deliver on our health equity strategy and commitment to making health care accessible for everyone." Partnering with Sinai Chicago to bring health resources to underserved communities "Our collaboration with CVS Health enables both Sinai Chicago and our community partners, like the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, to set the stage for creating an innovative and transformational approach to addressing health and social issues that contribute to the lower life expectancy rates challenging our community members," said Debra Wesley, President, Sinai Community Institute. "Our Block Leaders from I Am Able's TR4IM initiative will work as community health workers and use the Personal Community Self-Administered Health Needs Assessment and Social Determinants of Health Pilot Project to provide the tools and skills that will enable our community members to take control of their own health and wellness." Collaborating with Meharry Medical College to expand the community health worker workforce "Access to health care services is critical for good health and increased quality of life. People living in rural and underserved communities are often met with extreme and historical barriers to accessible health care services, deemed common and usual in a rational health care system," said Pat Matthews-Juarez, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation and Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College. "Meharry Medical College and CVS Health are establishing an apprenticeship pathway for community health workers interested in community-based nursing that will strengthen and extend health care services to medically underserved and rural communities in Tennessee. This collaboration leverages our mission for improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations, while advancing health equity." Working with Wayne State University to expand community engagement and training "We are grateful to CVS Health for this collaboration, which will support much-needed initiatives to address health disparities in Detroit and the surrounding region," said M. Roy Wilson, President, Wayne State University. "Strengthening relationships in the community and training community leaders will develop grassroots avenues to further our work to improve the health of the people of Detroit." For more information on how CVS Health is advancing health equity, visit CVSHealth.com/HealthEquity. About CVS Health About Meharry Medical College About Sinai Chicago About Wayne State University Media contact View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cvs-health-launches-community-equity-alliance-to-improve-health-outcomes-in-underserved-communities-301731550.html SOURCE CVS Health |
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