“Walgreens En Tu Comunidad” Fosters Community in Puerto Rico with Health Fair Aimed to Increase Access and Education of Certain Health Services
28 May 2024 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Walgreens will host its first community health
fair at a store in San Juan on Saturday, June 8.
As a trusted health and wellness destination in Puerto Rico,
Walgreens is bringing the community together in San Juan by
launching its first community health fair, “Walgreens en tu
Comunidad,” to offer health-related education, screenings and
vaccinations. Services offered include blood pressure screenings,
which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
data, more than 40% of people in Puerto Rico surveyed have been
told they have high blood pressure.
The event will take place on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. ET in the parking lot of the Walgreens store in Montehiedra
– 9400 Ave. Los Romeros, San Juan, PR 00926. In addition to
health and wellness services, attendees will enjoy onsite
entertainment, special local and national guests and a variety of
family friendly activities and giveaways. Programming will also
include remarks by Puerto Rico senator Nitza Moran Trinidad, Tracey
Brown, chief customer officer at Walgreens, among others.
Available screenings, tests and services will include the
following on a first come, first served basis:
- Health Education: The American Heart Association will be
onsite providing CPR hands only demonstrations and heart health
education. In addition to this, the Centros Sor Isolina Ferré will
provide education on their services offered for children with
special needs.
- HIV Testing: Free HIV tests will be administered by the
Puerto Rico Department of Health.
- Hypertension: Free blood pressure screenings will be
administered by Walgreens pharmacists.
- Immunizations: Routine vaccinations will be administered
by Walgreens pharmacists and will include vaccines like shingles,
pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),
human papillomavirus infection (HPV), and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria
and pertussis).
- Prenatal Care & Maternal Health: Vitamin Angels will
provide expectant mothers with free prenatal vitamins and nutrition
education information.
- Walgreens Beauty and Wellness Consultants: Onsite
services will include education and guidance on the latest
innovations and trends from beauty brands most loved in the
community, like La Roche-Posay.
For more information about “Walgreens en tu Comunidad,” visit
@walgreenspuertorico on Instagram.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail
Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance,
Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail
leader. True to its purpose of “more joyful lives through better
health,” Walgreens has a more than 120-year heritage of caring for
communities and providing trusted pharmacy services, and today is
playing a greater role as an independent partner of choice offering
healthcare services that improve care, lower costs, and help
patients. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across the U.S.
and Puerto Rico, Walgreens is proud to serve nearly 9 million
customers and patients daily. The company’s pharmacists are playing
a more critical role in healthcare than ever before, providing a
wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those
that drive equitable access to care for some of the nation’s most
underserved populations. Walgreens offers customers and patients a
true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and
digital platforms designed to deliver high-quality products and
healthcare services. Within the U.S. Healthcare segment, Walgreens
portfolio also includes businesses in primary care,
multi-specialty, post-acute care, urgent care, specialty pharmacy
services, population health and provider enablement.
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