Public health challenges

The path to better health is not always a straight line and we recognize that there are many health-related challenges facing communities today. We strive to make the biggest impact possible, both through funding and by changing the way our company operates.

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Leading the change

We were the first and only national pharmacy retailer to stop selling tobacco products. Our Be The First initiative continues to work toward the creation of the first tobacco-free generation. When prescription opioid abuse and misuse was on the rise, our company-wide response included support for prevention, intervention and treatment efforts. For those with mental health challenges, services such as Aetna’s Resources for Living program continue to provide real-time confidential phone support, counseling and learning tools — even if you’re not an Aetna member.

Learn more about our Be the First initiative
Learn about our opioid response
Learn about our suicide prevention efforts

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Leading the change

Learn more about our Be the First initiative
Learn about our opioid response
Learn about our suicide prevention efforts

Supporting patients with chronic conditions

If you’re living with a chronic condition, we provide personalized care at our HealthHUB® locations and through relationships with national organizations like the American Cancer Society®.

While the path to better health may not always be a straight one, we are dedicated to making the journey easier.

Explore how we’re improving care for chronic conditions

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Supporting patients with chronic conditions

If you’re living with a chronic condition, we provide personalized care at our HealthHUB® locations and through relationships with national organizations like the American Cancer Society®.

While the path to better health may not always be a straight one, we are dedicated to making the journey easier.

Explore how we’re improving care for chronic conditions

Latest on public health challenges

Making hope possible in Baltimore, Maryland
Healthy Communities News: Making Hope Possible in Baltimore, Maryland

Article - June 16, 2021

Healthy Communities News
Aetna Better Health donates $65,000 to R.E.A.C.H. to provide health services to hispanic community in Nevada
Aetna Better Health of Nevada today announced it has donated $65,000 to R.E.A.C.H, a non-profit organization that works to improve community health services and access to care in Nevada.

Press Release - June 2, 2021
Ensuring chronic disease treatments recover equitably from COVID-19 disruptions
Millions of Americans are not seeking or receiving the care they need for serious chronic conditions.

Article - June 2, 2021

Building healthy communities
Using health data as a tool to correct historic health inequities
CVS Health can play a significant role in improving health equity in the United States.

Article - May 3, 2021

Building healthy communities
CVS Health expands no-cost health screening program, advancing company's commitment to address health equity and disparities
Project Health to provide free health screenings in 14 new metro markets and launch four mobile units in 2021 to increase program’s reach to areas of significant need.

Press Release - April 30, 2021

Building healthy communities
Hope & Soap: Awash in compassion for seniors
Aetna Medicare initiative turns laundromats into community centers of hope.

Article - April 8, 2021

Building healthy communities
CVS Health affordable housing investments in California surpass $200 million
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has surpassed $200 million in affordable housing investments in California as part of an ongoing commitment to address housing insecurity throughout the country.

Press Release - April 6, 2021

Social responsibility
CVS Health now offering COVID-19 vaccines in 29 states
Press Release - March 11, 2021

Building healthy communities
CVS Health to invest $12.4 million in affordable housing and expand no-cost preventive health screenings in Phoenix
CVS Health announced it will invest $12.4 million to build 60 new units of affordable housing in south Phoenix and expand the company’s no-cost preventive health screening program, Project Health, in the greater Phoenix area.

Press Release - March 4, 2021

Diversity
Q&A: More Engines That Predict Disease
Behind the scenes, smart algorithms can sort through data and identify a health crisis before it happens. Where is this technique most useful now?

Article - March 9, 2021

Quality of care
Diabetes Care Is Community Care
Racial inequalities have driven the disease for decades. Should a national treatment strategy move closer to underserved neighborhoods?

Article - March 9, 2021

Building healthy communities
CVS Health invests $114 million in affordable housing across the country in 2020
To address housing insecurities and promote community health improvement in vulnerable populations, CVS Health invested over $114 million in affordable housing in 2020.

Press Release - February 23, 2021

Building healthy communities