Former NACDS Foundation Faculty Scholar Kimberly McKeirnan has accomplished a lot in advancing patient access to care in the wake of her experience as a scholar. Kimberly McKeirnan remembers that even as a child growing up in a small town in Washington she was frustrated when someone got sick because they ...
Partnership extends year-round on priority public health issues Pictured here at the 36th Annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala, from left to right, are U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Judy McCarthy, Kris Toomey, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), NACDS Foundation President Kathleen Jaeger, and NACDS Foundation Chairman and NACDS ...
As part of the NACDS Foundation’s collaboration with the March of Dimes on issues involving maternal and neonatal health, the Foundation is working to raise the awareness about ways to use fortified corn masa flour as a strategy to help reduce birth defects. Studies funded by the March of Dimes and its partners ...
NACDS Foundation President Kathleen Jaeger, at the April 23 event at which the NACDS Foundation awarded six traditional merit-based awards in the amount of $20,000 each, and two diversity scholarship awards for $15,000 each. The merit-based scholarships fund patient-centered, community-based coursework or other curriculum innovations. Palm Beach, Fla. – The NACDS Foundation ...
Arlington, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation today announced the participants for the 2018-2019 Faculty Scholars Program. Six faculty members from pharmacy schools and colleges nationwide have been selected as members of this year’s class to complete the educational program designed and executed in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh. ...
Umair A. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., (center) executive director and local health authority for Harris County (Texas) Public Health, received the 2017 NACDS Foundation Excellence in Patient Care Award for his exceptional work on Hurricane Harvey response and recovery efforts in Houston this year. NACDS Foundation President Kathleen Jaeger (left) was joined by NACDS President ...
Gretchen Carlson, an advocate for children’s health and for women in the workplace, will join an evening dedicated to public health. Acclaimed broadcast news anchor and journalist to deliver compelling and timely insights Arlington, Va. – The 19th Annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Dinner will feature remarks ...
Arlington, Va. – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation will bestow its highest honor to a healthcare professional who has been instrumental in the Houston hurricane response and recovery efforts. Umair A. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., executive director and local health authority for Harris County (Texas) Public Health (HCPH), is the recipient ...
The NACDS Foundation served as Title Sponsor of the 2017 March of Dimes Gourmet Gala. Pictured here are U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and his wife, Anna; NACDS Foundation President Kathleen Jaeger; and NACDS President & CEO and NACDS Foundation Chairman Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE. Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE ...
The NACDS Foundation is featured today in Morning Consult's health publication in an op-ed focused on keeping Zika virus prevention top-of-mind. The article, penned by NACDS Foundation President Kathleen Jaeger, includes descriptions of the NACDS Foundation's work with stakeholders—the March of Dimes Foundation and the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy—on efforts to protect ...