Walmart Teams up with American Diabetes Association® for Walmart Wellness Day
June 08 2017 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Retailer anticipates exceeding 1M free health
screenings across four events
The largest health fair in America will once again be coming to
communities across the country. During Walmart Wellness Day on June
17, Walmart will offer free health screenings in its more than
4,600 locations across the country, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local
time. This year, Walmart is helping to extend the event beyond a
single day by teaming up with the American Diabetes Association to
offer support to people who are at risk for developing type 2
diabetes.
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The largest health fair in America will
once again be coming to communities across the country. During
Walmart Wellness Day on June 17, Walmart will offer free health
screenings in its more than 4,600 locations across the country,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. (Photo: Business Wire)
According to the American Diabetes Association, one in 11
Americans has diabetes today, and 86 million more – about one in
three – are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Following the
June 17 Walmart Wellness Day, the American Diabetes Association
will follow up via email with interested customers whose blood
pressure and blood glucose tests indicated they may be at a greater
risk for diabetes, providing suggested next steps and
resources.
“We’re more committed than ever to serving as an open door to
affordable, accessible healthcare, and our Walmart Wellness Day
program is a key piece of that,” said George Riedl, senior vice
president & president, Walmart Health & Wellness. “We know
that many of our customers have learned about an existing health
problem for the first time at one our Walmart Wellness Day events,
and that can be overwhelming. Walmart is proud to be working with
the American Diabetes Association to offer even more support to
customers who may find themselves in this situation.”
Since its first Walmart Wellness Day event, the company has
provided nearly 1.1 million free health screenings to people across
the country. These events have helped countless individuals uncover
existing health problems, including high blood pressure, signs of
diabetes and other potential illness. Just this past January, free
screenings topped 338,000.
“An estimated 8 million people with diabetes are undiagnosed,
and when left untreated, diabetes can lead to serious health
complications including kidney failure, heart disease, stroke,
blindness and amputations,” says Tamara Darsow, PhD, senior vice
president, research and community programs for the Association. “We
are excited to work with Walmart on this initiative and encourage
as many Americans as possible to participate. Knowing your risk for
diabetes is the first step to being able to prevent or delay the
onset of type 2 diabetes.”
Future Walmart Wellness Days with the American Diabetes
Association are planned for September 2017, January 2018 and spring
2018.
Screening Information
Walmart Wellness Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
local time on Saturday, June 17, in more than 4,600 Walmart stores
across the country. Free screenings will include blood glucose,
blood pressure, vision (select locations) and body mass index
tests. Product samples will be available, and more than 10,000 of
Walmart’s licensed pharmacists will offer immunizations in select
stores.
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, over
260 million customers and members visit our 11,723 stores under 59
banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries.
With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $485.9 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/walmart.
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