Walgreens & Greater Than AIDS Partner with Health Departments & Local HIV Organizations Across the Nation to Offer Free Testi...
June 17 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
This year brings together the highest number of
participating partners, cities and Walgreens stores to educate
about effective HIV prevention and treatment options
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS are working with health
departments, HIV/AIDS service organizations, and other community
organizations to provide free HIV testing and information at select
Walgreens stores in more than 260 cities on National HIV Testing
Day (NHTD), Thursday, June 27 between 10 am – 7 pm (local time).
Click here for a map of all participating locations.
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Testing event with local HIV organization
at a Walgreens store in Chicago, Ill. (Photo: Business Wire)
HIV testing is recommended as part of routine health care, yet
many Americans are not being tested as often as advised. According
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in
seven people living with HIV in the U.S. today are unaware of their
status.
“Walgreens continues to support HIV testing since it is a
critical first step in developing effective prevention and care
strategies, regardless of status,” said Glen Pietrandoni, senior
director, patient care and advocacy, Walgreens. “With more than
3,000 HIV-trained Walgreens pharmacists in communities across the
nation, we can uniquely support HIV testing, education and care,
working towards an end to HIV/AIDS.”
In addition to offering on-site free and fast HIV testing,
counselors from local agencies will answer questions about HIV
prevention and treatment options, including PrEP. No appointment is
required.
The use of antiretroviral (ARV) medications to prevent HIV
transmission, as well as PrEP, a daily pill to protect against HIV,
offer new pathways to ending HIV. Based on the strength of the
scientific advances, the White House and many states have set
ambitious goals of significantly reducing HIV infections over the
next decade.
“Public knowledge has not always kept up with the science,” said
Tina Hoff, Senior Vice President and Director of Health
Communications and Media Partnerships at KFF (Kaiser Family
Foundation). “Public-private partnerships like this help to close
the knowledge gaps about HIV and connect people with services in
their communities to get the care they need.”
According to a recent national survey by KFF, which runs Greater
Than AIDS, fewer than half of Americans know about PrEP, and many
understate the health and preventative benefits of HIV
treatment.
The National HIV Testing Day community partnership is part of an
ongoing commitment by Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS to extend the
reach of HIV testing and information to non-traditional settings
and support the outreach of local agencies. More than 48,000 free
HIV tests have been provided since 2011 as part of the annual
event.
BioLytical Laboratories, Chembio Diagnostics, and OraSure
Technologies, Inc. are contributing donated test kits and Abbott
Rapid Diagnostics is providing support for outreach for the 2019
activation.
For a complete list of participating Walgreens locations and
supporting partners for this year’s National HIV Testing Day, as
well as additional information about HIV testing, including
year-round testing sites, visit www.greaterthan.org/walgreens.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global
pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise. Approximately 8
million customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online each
day, using the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice. As of Aug. 31, 2018, Walgreens
operates 9,560 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
along with its omni-channel business, Walgreens.com. Approximately
400 Walgreens stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider
retail clinic services.
About Greater Than AIDS
Greater Than AIDS is a leading national public information
response from KFF focused on communities most affected. Through
targeted media messages and community outreach, Greater Than AIDS
and its partners works to increase knowledge, reduce stigma and
promote actions to stem the spread of the disease.
About Kaiser Family Foundation
Filling the need for trusted information on national health
issues, KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation) is a nonprofit
organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Michael Frei,
Walgreens847-224-4345michael.frei@walgreens.com
Rakesh Singh, KFF650-854-9400RakeshS@kff.org
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