The most common therapy-related barrier is the complex treatments associated with hypertension. #CHWandPharmacists can work together to help patients take their medications at the right dose,time, using the right methods. @ChrisMurphyCT let’s save lives by improving med adherence
Social determinants of health affect populations and their ability to receive adequate care. It is the duty of a pharmacist to help alleviate these disparities. #CHWandPharmacists@RepJahanaHayes
Pharmacists and CHWs are in a unique position because they have direct communication with patients, many which struggle with health literacy. An emphasis should be put on effective communication to insure that everyone understands their care.#CHWandPharmacists@ChrisMurphyCT
Medication adherence is an issue facing the healthcare field. Patients being inconsistent or incorrect with their medications can be detrimental to their health. Pharmacists and CHWs are there to counsel patients on positive adherence practices. #CHWandPharmacists@SenBlumenthal
Pharmacists have the training and knowledge to assess and address a patient’s health needs. They can help to bridge communication gaps that exist as a result of cultural differences and health literacy diparities and improve patient outcomes #CHWandPharmacists @RobinComey
Morning, Noon, Night. Take w/ food, w/o food. 1 pill even days, ½ pills odd days. Taking medication at the wrong time & the wrong dose can very DANGEROUS & very COSTLY!! Utilize pharmacists & Community Health Workers TODAY to save lives!!!!!! #CHWandPharmacists@ChrisMurphyCT
Have you heard of CVS? Walgreens? Walmart? Guess what all these stores have in common? PHARMACIES!! Pharmacists are the MOST accessible of all health care providers! Pharmacists & CHW can help remove barriers to health equity & improve overall health! #CHWandPharmacists@Alex4CT
Check out this thread below. Patients should not have to drown themselves in >$10,000 in debt when they go to the hospital. Let’s utilize pharmacists and their extensive knowledge in health care to provide cost-effective treatments to our patients. @MattLesser#CHWandPharmacists
@SenBlumenthal Did you know health literacy includes the ability to act on health info? Use the expertise of #CHW&Pharmacists to improve health literacy in patients with linguistic barriers to better support them in their health care goals.
No matter how educated you are, what career you have, or what background you come from, everyone is susceptible to a lack of health literacy. #CHWandPharmacists can help improve health literacy to improve treatment outcomes! @SenatorAnwarCT
70-75% of gaps in safe and effective medication use are due to failures in prescribing, clinical monitoring, and management coordination. Teams of community health workers and pharmacists could help reduce and prevent these failures. #CHWandPharmacists@RepJahanaHayes
Many patients don't have equal opportunities to healthcare due to various factors. Some are denied to the access of healthcare. How to remove barriers to health equity? #CHWandPharmacists can help to achieve health equity @ChrisMurphyCT
The trauma refugees experience can cause many barriers to life. Let’s help break down some of those barriers by providing them w the healthcare they deserve. #CHWandPharmacists can work together to assess their conditions, accommodate to their needs, & improve med adherence.
We already know that community health workers make significant impacts on health outcomes in other countries. Utilizing them here will help us eliminate barriers to health equity. #CHWandPharmacists@MattLesser
Language barriers and low health literacy can be a dangerous combination in patients with diverse backgrounds. Community health workers can help to eliminate these barriers and improve health outcomes. #CHWandPharmacists@SenatorAbrams
Community health workers provide insights into a patient’s social determinants of health, and Pharmacists follow through with routine counseling and medication management for more holistic treatment regimens, and as a bonus: improved adherence. #CHWandPharamcists@GreggHaddad