CVS/pharmacy Offers Free Health Screenings and Hosts Pharmacist Facebook Chat During American Heart Month in February

Published on Thursday, 09 February 2012 09:36 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

- Heart Smart Guides at select CVS/pharmacy locations and special offers through the ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes program also available during the month -

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing that cardiovascular disease affects about 80 million people in the U.S. and is the number one killer of Americans, CVS/pharmacy announced today that it is providing several free services, educational information and special product offers during February's American Heart Month.

As part of its new Project Health wellness and free health screenings program, CVS/pharmacy will provide free blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and osteoporosis screenings every weekday in February from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at select CVS/pharmacy locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico.

CVS/pharmacy's Project Health will deliver more than $21 million worth of free health screenings to multicultural communities this year to help prevent disease through early detection. More than 1,000 Project Health events will be held during five disease-specific national health awareness months, including Heart Health Month. For more information, including screening locations, visit www.cvs.com/projecthealth.  

To further help patients by answering their questions about heart health and managing cardiovascular disease, CVS/pharmacy will host a live Facebook chat with a CVS pharmacist on Wednesday, February 15 from Noon to 1:30 PM. The live online event will be free and open to the public and can be accessed by logging on to the CVS/pharmacy Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cvs.

"As a pharmacy innovation company, we are pleased to provide free resources such as Project Health screenings and an online pharmacist chat to help people on their path to better health during American Heart Month," said Papatya Tankut, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy Professional Services at CVS/pharmacy. "In addition to these programs, CVS pharmacists are always available to support their patients' heart health by counseling them on ways to lower prescriptions costs, manage their medications and improve medication adherence in order to achieve better health outcomes." 

In further recognition of American Heart Month, CVS/pharmacy will provide healthy savings and tips through its 2012 Heart Smart Guide, which is available at select locations across the U.S. in February. The guide contains information about recognizing the signs of a heart attack, monitoring your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and weight, and advice on eating smart and staying active. It also features savings offers on heart healthy products available at CVS/pharmacy.

Even more product savings are available through CVS/pharmacy's ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes program. Members will receive an at-home mailing in February that contains more than $100 in savings on diabetic and heart health products at CVS/pharmacy. ExtraCare Advantage for Diabetes helps patients with diabetes keep costs down on an ongoing basis throughout the year with discounts on hundreds of supplies to help them successfully manage their condition. For more information, please visit www.cvs.com/diabetes. 

About CVS/pharmacy

CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), is America's leading retail pharmacy with more than 7,300 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drug stores. CVS/pharmacy is reinventing pharmacy to help people on their path to better health by providing the most accessible and personalized expertise, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available at http://info.cvscaremark.com.

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