Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
Open Access
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Research Article
Development and Implementation of a Pharmacist-led, Community Engaged, Health Screening Program in an Underserved Urban Neighborhood
Author(s): David N. Ombengi*, Michael DeBisschop, George E. MacKinnon, Colleen Cornelius and Dawood H. Sultan
Background: Health care disparities continue to exist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with underserved groups
experiencing 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.
Methods: A community engagement research approach was used to partner with the target communities,
determine leading chronic diseases, and develop health screening and preventive services that would most benefit
the community based on the community identified healthcar.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2376-0419.21.8.233