January 28, 2021 by MMR
Black, CVS Health Foundation, Latinx, scholarships, United Negro College Fund
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The CVS Health Foundation has established a five-year, $5 million CVS Health Foundation Health Care Careers Scholarship program, in collaboration with UNCF (United Negro College Fund). Scholarships will be awarded to Black and Latinx students pursuing an academic career in health care. The new scholarship program is part of CVS Health’s nearly $600 million commitment over the
December 8, 2020 by MMR
CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, Feeding America, grants, Ohio
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation announced on Tuesday a total of nearly $1.25 million in grants to help underserved communities in Ohio increase access to food and health care. CVS Health will provide $1 million to free and charitable clinics in Ohio to increase access to telehealth services in coordination with the National Association of Free and
March 31, 2020 by MMR
CVS, CVS Health, CVS Health and Aetna Foundations, CVS Health Foundation, Eileen Howard Boone
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced the company and its foundations are giving more than $1 million in new investments to address food insecurity and other community needs in response to ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CVS Health Foundation will also match up to $1 million in employee contributions to the CVS
September 3, 2019 by MMR
Be The First, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Pharmacy
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Five years after it made the move to pull tobacco products from CVS Pharmacy locations, CVS Health said Monday it is expanding its focus on helping people quit smoking. Be The First, the five-year, $50 million dollar initiative by the company and the CVS Health Foundation to help create the first tobacco-free generation, is tackling
March 27, 2017 by MMR
CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, tobacco
2017, Issue 03-27-2017, Issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced that it has earmarked $10 million in new and expanded partnerships and programs for the “Be The First” campaign, an initiative it launched last year with the aim of forming the first generation of Americans to spurn tobacco. CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation last year pledged $50
March 14, 2017 by MMR
anti-smoking education, Be The First, campaign, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, Eileen Howard Boone, tobacco-control advocacy, Troyen Brennan
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has earmarked $10 million in new and expanded partnerships and programs for the second year of “Be The First,” its five-year, $50 million initiative to help deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation. CVS said Monday that the partnerships and programs — funded through CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation
March 21, 2016 by MMR
antismoking, Be The First, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation
2016, Issue 03-21-2016, Issues
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched a major initiative to stop people from smoking before they start. The chain drug retailer has introduced Be The First, a five-year, $50 million antismoking campaign targeting youth, with a goal of creating the nation’s first tobacco-free generation. Funded through CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation, the
March 21, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt
Be The First, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, Jeffrey Woldt
2016, Issue 03-21-2016, Issues, Opinion

Everyone recognizes CVS Health’s importance in the delivery of pharmacy care to Americans. During the past decade, the company not only augmented its already formidable presence in the drug store business but emerged as a major force in the pharmacy benefits management and retail clinic sectors. With the launch earlier this month of an initiative
March 10, 2016 by MMR
anti-smoking, Be The First, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, smoking, tobacco
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WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Building on the removal of tobacco products from all of its drug stores, CVS Health has launched a major effort to stop people from smoking before they start. CVS on Thursday unveiled “Be The First,” a five-year, $50 million anti-smoking campaign targeting youth, with a goal of creating the nation’s first tobacco-free