WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A partnership
among BD (Becton Dickinson and
Company) (NYSE: BDX), Direct Relief and the National Association of
Community Health Centers was selected as one of three winners for
the Healthy10 Healthy Community award. The BD Helping Build Healthy
Communities™ partnership was honored at the first national summit
and Healthy10 Awards in Washington
D.C. on Feb. 16.
The Health Means Business campaign is a partnership of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, which encourages businesses to invest in the health of
local communities. The Healthy10 Awards ceremony honors 10 specific
partnerships and initiatives that are dedicated to improving the
health of communities across the United
States.
This award highlights the BD Helping Build Healthy Communities
partnership, a multi-year initiative that expands access and
improves care for underserved and vulnerable populations throughout
the United States.
"The BD Helping Build Healthy Communities partnership increases
access to care to communities severely in need," said Marc DeCourcey, senior vice president of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. "It's an honor to recognize
BD, Direct Relief and the National Association of Community Health
Centers for their outstanding partnership."
The initiative, funded by $5
million in cash and product donations from BD, is
implemented together with Direct Relief and the National
Association of Community Health Centers. The program provides award
funding and products to community health centers to support
innovative approaches in the delivery of health care to underserved
populations related to the prevention and treatment of diabetes,
cervical cancer and HIV.
"BD's Helping Build Healthy Communities program is a perfect
example of the type of partnership that can make a tremendous
difference in improving the health of people who have limited
access to the health services that everyone needs," said
Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of
Direct Relief. "It's a privilege for Direct Relief to work with
NACHC and BD to identify, award and share the powerful examples of
innovation and successful health outcomes that occur every day —
often under the radar — at America's community health centers."
Since 2013, 16 health centers have received funding through the
Helping Build Healthy Communities initiative for their innovative
approaches in patient care. In addition, BD donated more than 20
million syringes and needles to Direct Relief for patients who are
insulin-dependent.
"The National Association of Community Health Centers values the
partnership with BD and Direct Relief that has benefited many
community health centers and their 25 million patients living in
medically underserved communities," said Malvise A. Scott, NACHC's
senior vice president for Partnership and Resource Development.
"The awards program and product donations have positively impacted
patients' health status and indeed their lives."
This is the first Healthy10 Awards ceremony and Health Means
Business National Summit and was held at the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce in Washington, D.C.,
Feb. 15-16.
About BD
BD is a global medical technology company
that is advancing the world of health by improving medical
discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. BD leads in
patient and health care worker safety and the technologies that
enable medical research and clinical laboratories. The company
provides innovative solutions that help advance medical research
and genomics, enhance the diagnosis of infectious disease and
cancer, improve medication management, promote infection
prevention, equip surgical and interventional procedures, and
support the management of diabetes. The company partners with
organizations around the world to address some of the most
challenging global health issues. BD has more than 40,000
associates across 50 countries who work in close collaboration with
customers and partners to help enhance outcomes, lower health care
delivery costs, increase efficiencies, improve health care safety
and expand access to health. For more information on BD, please
visit bd.com.
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