Pharmacists and community health workers can work together to remove barriers that create health disparities. This is a necessity as many are going without proper care to keep them healthy. @ChrisMurphyCT#CHWandPharmacists
The current medication may not be the RIGHT medication! Let's utilize the accessibility of #CHW&Pharmacists to get patients on the right drug therapy to maximize care and be cost efficient @ChrisMurphyCT
@RepNKD What people don't know CAN hurt them. Utilize pharmacists in educating the community about social programs, nutrition, and individual behaviors to address social determinant of health #CHW&Pharmacists
@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.
Victims of torture and trauma have higher rates of diabetes and hypertension without obesity due to elevated cortisol levels. Healthcare professionals need to learn how to recognize and talk about trauma with refugee patients #CHWAndPharmacists @SenatorAnwarCT
Medication adherence can be improved through the participation of both pharmacists and community health workers. Our diligence will greatly impact health outcomes across CT. We can all hold each other a little more responsible. #CHWandPharmacists@JasonPerillo
Allowing pharmacists to work with social workers and other necessary staff ensures adherence on medications and proper therapies so patients doesn't feel overwhelmed when leaving the hospital. #CHWandPharmacists@RepJahanaHayes
Medication therapy is not the same for everybody. Pharmacists are trusted healthcare professionals who can help eliminate health disparities through collaboration with community health workers #CHWandpharmacists@SenBlumenthal
Community health workers help patients to provide the full information required about their disease state. Collaboration between community healthworkers and pharmacists can help minimize costs caused by medication errors . #CHWandPharmacists@ChrisMurphyCT
Since pharmacist are the most accessible health care provider they are the most convenient for people to get vaccines & can easily teach a community on the benefits of vaccines This can increase number of vaccinations and decrease disease outbreaks #CHWandPharmacists @RobinComey
Allow pharmacists to work for the FDA to negotiate/regulate drug costs to stop unnecessary inflations and allow more affordability in healthcare #CHWandPharmacists@ChrisMurphyCT