NACDS Supports Members in Innovating Health & Wellness

85%

Pharmacists Most Accessible Healthcare Destinations

say it is “very easy” or “somewhat easy” to access pharmacies – ranking their accessibility the highest among healthcare destinations tested (others tested include doctors, emergency rooms, nurses, primary care physicians, specialist physicians).

Pharmacists Most Accessible Healthcare Destinations

85%

say it is “very easy” or “somewhat easy” to access pharmacies – ranking their accessibility the highest among healthcare destinations tested (others tested include doctors, emergency rooms, nurses, primary care physicians, specialist physicians).

Morning Consult conducted this nationwide poll online from October 25-30, 2023 among a sample of 10,031 adults. State-level results are estimated by a multi-level regression and post-stratification (MRP) model weighted by age, race/ethnicity, gender, and educational attainment within each state. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage points.

NACDS’ work in health and wellness innovation keeps pharmacy at the core. Yet it expands to broader health and wellness opportunities throughout the store and beyond.

“Pharmacy Plus” Means:

Nutrition Education

There is growing proof of the connection between the foods you eat and your health and well-being. Eating more nutritious foods can help reduce your risk of diet-related heart diseases, diabetes, and many types of cancer.

Food Is Medicine

NACDS is advancing “food is medicine” – which recognizes the potential of food to help prevent and manage chronic diseases. In June 2024, the Milken Institute released an Action Plan for pharmacist-provided food is medicine care.

Data to Drive Services

NACDS is boosting the focus on pharmacy data interoperability. A Leavitt Partners report shows the importance of data-sharing to unleash pharmacist-provided services – which improve patient access and outcomes.

Spotlight: “Health Starts Here in 2025”

NACDS is kicking off the New Year with a focus on the solutions that America’s pharmacies offer in support of the health and wellbeing of communities nationwide.

Diabetes Month (November 2024)

National Immunization Awareness Month (August 2024)

Men’s Health Month (May 2024)

Women’s Health Month (May 2024)

American Heart Month (February 2024)

National Diabetes Month (November 2023)

Go Deeper – NACDS’ Engagement in the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

The 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health was the first of its kind in 50 years. NACDS chose this moment to accelerate its engagement in broad health and wellness topics, from the pharmacy, to the total store, and beyond.

NACDS President & CEO Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM

What collaborators said at the NACDS “satellite event”

NACDS’ seven-year collaboration with the Arlington Food Assistance Center