WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health, the
nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, today launched an
in-store fundraising campaign at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide
to benefit the American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE initiative
which aims to make lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of women
in the United States, a public
health priority.
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Now through June 11, customers can
donate $1, $3 or more at the register at 7,900 CVS
Pharmacy locations and online at www.cvs.com/lung (all proceeds
will support the initiative). CVS Health is the national presenting
sponsor of LUNG FORCE, which is focused on raising awareness about
lung cancer in women, and increasing research funding to save
lives.
Funds raised through the in-store campaign will support health
education and critical research that will lead to better treatment
options and improved methods of early detection. Lung cancer kills
almost twice as many women as any other cancer. Yet, according
to the American Lung Association's 2nd Annual Women's Lung Health
Barometer — a survey of over 1,000 American adult women to better
understand their awareness, knowledge and perceptions about lung
cancer — this disease is not even on women's health
radar.
"Every eight minutes, a woman in the
United States loses her battle with lung cancer. This needs
to change. More research funding is needed to beat this deadly
disease, but we can't do it alone," said Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO,
American Lung Association. "Through our partnership with CVS
Health, we are raising critical research funding at CVS Pharmacy
locations nationwide to find better treatments and more early
detection methods."
"In the last 38 years, the rate of new lung cancer cases has
nearly doubled among women. As a health care company, it is
important that CVS Health continues to spread awareness about the
prevalence of lung cancer and supports the groundbreaking research
being done by the American Lung Association Research Team," said
Helena Foulkes, President, CVS
Pharmacy. "Our partnership with LUNG FORCE helps us extend our
company's purpose of helping people on their path to better
health."
Over the past two years, CVS Health colleagues and customers
have helped to raise more than $7
million for the LUNG FORCE initiative.
The American Lung Association is the leading organization
working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung
disease through research, education and advocacy. The work of the
American Lung Association is focused on four strategic imperatives:
to defeat lung cancer; to improve the air we breathe, to reduce the
burden of lung disease on individuals and their families, and to
eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases. To learn more
about the in-store fundraising campaign or to make a donation,
please visit www.cvs.com/lung.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation company helping people on their
path to better health. Through its more than 9,600 retail
pharmacies, more than 1,100 walk-in medical clinics, a leading
pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 80 million plan members, a
dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving more than one
million patients per year, and expanding specialty pharmacy
services, the Company enables people, businesses and communities to
manage health in more affordable and effective ways. This unique
integrated model increases access to quality care, delivers better
health outcomes and lowers overall health care costs. Find more
information about how CVS Health is shaping the future of health
at https://www.cvshealth.com.
Mary Alfieri
Mary.Alfieri@CVSCaremark.com
401-770-9811
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