Washington, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and CDC are partnering with selected communities of practice (CoP) teams as part of the Advancing Health Equity through Pharmacy-Based Strategies, Advancing Pharmacists’ Patient Care and Support Services project. We are proud to announce that. Improve health equity and prevent heart disease and stroke. US.

Teams from state and local health departments, state boards of pharmacy, professional organizations, colleges of pharmacy, pharmacy practice facilities, and community-based organizations were invited to submit applications for consideration. After a competitive application and evaluation process, six teams were selected to participate in the project based on composition, qualifications, and commitment to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention.

• California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Department of Public Health; University of Southern California The Alfred E. Mann College of Pharmacy, the California Pharmacists Association, and the American Heart Association are partnering with the Alfred E. Mann College of Pharmacy, the California Pharmacists Association, and the American Heart Association to provide comprehensive, value-based solutions through community-based pharmacies for patients facing health disparities in cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention. We have supported the expansion of medication management services. This also includes certification. Training of pharmacy technicians as local medical personnel.
• To address health disparities across the state, the Minnesota Department of Health and Hennepin Healthcare, a hospital safety net system, partnered to provide pharmacist-led medication management services to improve hypertension management.
• Partnership between the Mississippi State Department of Health and Community Pharmacy Enhancement Services Network (CPESN) mississippiand the university of mississippi The School of Pharmacy trains pharmacy-based community health workers to screen for social determinants of health, identify at-risk patients, and connect these patients to cardiovascular health resources.
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services partners with Bitterroot Drug and Thrifty Drug to advance social determinant recruitment of health screeners in community-based pharmacies to improve referrals of patients with cardiovascular disease to community resources To do.
• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; St. John’s University The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is affiliated with Allure Specialty Pharmacy, Burke Avenue Pharmacy, Felicity Pharmacy, and Marble Hill Pharmacy. These pharmacies serve patients with high rates of poverty and chronic disease. The team works with CDC-trained Healthy Heart Ambassadors to improve patients’ hypertension control through medication management and lifestyle modifications.
• Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Pharmacist Care Network, and University of Pittsburgh The School of Pharmacy aims to expand access to community pharmacy-enhanced patient care services. Their multifaceted approach trains pharmacy technicians to serve as community health workers, further integrate social determinants of health exams to identify and address gaps impacting cardiovascular disease, and Strengthen collaboration between community pharmacists and physicians and explore remote patient monitoring.

Selected CoP teams will accelerate the implementation of pharmacy-based strategies to advance health equity through efforts to address racial and ethnic disparities in CVD risk factors, prevalence, or outcomes. Masu. Participants will engage in virtual learning sessions and peer-to-peer learning opportunities with other CoP teams to build capacity for health departments and pharmacy partners to implement promising program models in their communities.

Michael D. Hogue, APhA Executive Vice President and CEO, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP, said, “Pharmacists are natural collaborators. I’m excited to see the model we will adopt to address this.” Optimize public health and pharmacy partnerships to meet community needs. ”

Dr. Janet Wright“Public health is the epitome of a team sport, and pharmacists stand as critical members of this dynamic team. Collaboration across public health and clinical departments,” said CDC Director of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, MACC, FPCNA, MD. is the key,” he commented. “Our goal is to prevent and manage heart disease and stroke, address health disparities in our communities, and promote health equity. We look forward to celebrating the achievements we make in health and care.”

This project was funded in part by a contract project agreement with CDC, an agency of HHS.

Source American Pharmacists Association