Activities

The MCW School of Pharmacy, Neighborhood Partners program launched in 2019 to connect practicing and future pharmacists with community members in need of greater access to healthcare. The School of Pharmacy is collaborating with Next Door, an early childhood education and social service organization in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, to create a unique, pharmacist-led, community-based health screening service. To learn more about this valued program, click on the "READ MORE" button.

Lessons learned in the first year of implementing a pharmacist-led community-based health screening program in underserved Milwaukee neighborhoods by Michael DeBisschop, PharmD; David Ombengi, PharmD, MBA, MPH; Colleen Cornelius, MS. View the poster by clicking on the "READ MORE" button.

Published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, the article describes health care disparities which continue to exist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Underserved groups experience a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, other chronic comorbidities, and associated risk factors. Pharmacists have the training and ability to perform physical assessment, conduct screening tests, and educate patients on the prevention and treatment of many disease states. The objective of the study was to develop a pharmacist-led, community-based health screening service to address health disparities through academic-community partnerships. Click the "READ MORE" button to read the rest of the article.

The School of Pharmacy launched the Community Health and Service Learning program to connect practicing and future pharmacists with community members in need of greater access to healthcare. The School of Pharmacy is collaborating with Next Door, an early childhood education and social service organization in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, to create a unique, pharmacist-led, community-based health screening service. Through this program, School of Pharmacy faculty and students will deliver an array of primary and specialized health screening services at a clinic location inside Next Door. Services offered are based on identified needs of community members and include primary care health and wellness screenings, health promotion, disease prevention, diet and nutrition counseling, and assessment of patient health status. to view the short video describing the program, click on the "READ MORE" button.