JULY 2021 | QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER |
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RxP Welcomes Blue Ridge Free Clinic as the newest AMP Clinic Partner
Rx Partnership is excited to welcome Blue Ridge Free Clinic located in Harrisonburg, Virginia to our network of clinic partners!
The all-volunteer Blue Ridge Free Clinic opened its doors on April 12th, 2021 in response to the ongoing need for free clinic services in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community after the closure of the Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic at the end of 2020. Blue Ridge Free Clinic is a “no barriers” clinic for those that have no other healthcare options or do not know how to access their available healthcare options. In their first 6 weeks, they provided direct care and care navigation to more than 100 vulnerable community members.
According to Lynne Eggert, Nurse Practitioner and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Blue Ridge Free Clinic:
"Through the [RxP] AMP Program, we have been able to help our patients with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and COPD access medications that allow them to live and work without needing to seek emergency medical care to manage their conditions. It is a certainty that these community members would not have been able to afford to pay for their chronic medications without the AMP program. We at the Blue Ridge Free Clinic count it a privilege to serve our community in this way and are grateful for partnerships with entities like Rx Partnership that allow us to better serve our neighbors."
Questions or would you like to support this program?
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RxP Welcomes New Board Members
Rx Partnership is excited to welcome four new members to our Board. Kevin W. Christensen, Linda T. Hines, Kathleen T.T. Lewis, and Paul Wesolowski bring a wealth of knowledge to Rx Partnership as we continue to provide medication access for vulnerable Virginians. To view a full listing of our Board of Directors, please click here.
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KEVIN W. CHRISTENSEN, PhD
- Director, Berkeley Research Group (BRG)
- Richmond, Virginia
KATHLEEN T.T. LEWIS, MPH, MT (ASCP)
- Administrative Director, Laboratory Services & Pathology, LifeBridge Health - Sinai Hospital
- Baltimore, MD
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LINDA T. HINES, RN, MS, MBA
- Medicaid Plan President, Virginia Premier Health Plan, Inc.
- Midlothian, Virginia
PAUL WESOLOWSKI, MBA
- Chief Operating Officer, VCU Health System
- Richmond, Virginia
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Welcome to Rx Partnership's Board of Directors! |
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Treat Yourself With Rx Partnership |
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Purchase a Self-Care Box Today and Invest in Your Wellbeing!
We at Rx Partnership (RxP) know this last year has been a challenging one. To help highlight the importance of self-care, RxP created carefully curated Treat Yourself with Rx Partnership self-care wellness boxes to remind us to take a minute to reset, rejuvenate, and reinvest in our own well-being. Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, improve concentration, minimize frustration and anger, increase happiness, improve energy, and more!
For more detailed information and to purchase these self-care boxes for friends, family and colleagues, please click here.
Questions or would you like to purchase boxes?
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Self-Care Boxes Will Include: |
- Travel Pill Case
- Moisturizing Vanilla Lip Balm
- Tea Forté® Organic Wellness Tea
- Sweet Sophia Honey Stick
- RxBar® Protein Bar
- Yankee Candle® Scented Tealight
- Mini-Journal & Pen
- Colored Pencils & Coloring Page
- Mindful Movement Exercises
- And more!
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RxP Don Price Award of Excellence
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Lisa Baker, VCU School of Pharmacy, Class of 2021, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Don Price Award of Excellence.
The Don Price Award of Excellence was created in memory of Don Price, who served on the Rx Partnership Board of Directors from 2016 until his passing on January 3, 2021. Don showed exceptional dedication to medication access for vulnerable Virginians. He was a vocal advocate for Rx Partnership and shared his passion about our mission whenever he had the opportunity.
This award is given to a pharmacy student who embraces making a difference in our community and shows a passion for medication access.
Lisa worked on several key projects for RxP during her rotation with the organization in 2021 and demonstrated a clear commitment to making medications more accessible for individuals in need. We are confident that Lisa will thrive as a pharmacist helping her patients!
Congratulations Lisa!
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Make Your Donation Go Further |
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Donate Now and Increase Your Gift to RxP by 10%
The tournament sponsors will increase your gift by 10%! But hurry, this generous offer only applies if you make a gift by October 24th!
Questions? Please contact Katy Latimer for more information.
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Thank You to Our Supporters
We Cannot Do Our Work Without YOU!
Your support has a huge impact on the people we serve. People that, without our programs or the services of our safety-net free clinic partners, would otherwise not receive their critical medications.
Thank you for helping us ensure that every Virginian has access to the medications they need to live healthy lives!
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DONATIONS & GRANTS
RECEIVED IN THE LAST QUARTER
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Individuals
- Jen Kostyniuk
- Kerri Musselman
- William & Arlene Yarcich
- Deborah Hudson
- Thomas & Eileen Morabito
- Leo Ross
- Charlie Webb
- Daniel Walker
- June Javier
Corporations & Foundations
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RxP Earns Highest Seal of Transparency Possible for Nonprofits
Rx Partnership is proud to have earned a 2021 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest seal possible, from the non-profit database Guidestar.
The Platinum seal indicates that RxP has provided all of the information required for maximum transparency for donors, including: recent financial documents, demographic and diversity information about our staff and board members, our strategic plan progress and results, and metrics highlighting our impact and progress toward realizing our mission of increasing medication access for vulnerable Virginians and strengthening the health safety net. To view our Guidestar profile, please click here.
Rx Partnership is committed to transparency with our donors and the public.
Thank you for your support!
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VCU study: Life expectancy in the U.S. sees largest drop since 1943, ‘jolting’ decline for Black people and Latinos
In the largest decline since World War II, life expectancy in the U.S. dropped between 2018 and 2020 by almost two years, to 76.9. Black and Latino communities saw the greatest loss. Read More.
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COVID-19 cases may increase in fall and winter, Virginia Public Health officials warn
Although COVID-19 restrictions have been eased, Virginia public health officials are warning that we are not out of the woods yet. Dr. Avula expects to see an uptick in fall and winter because “people are spending more time indoors they are spending more time in close quarters and it’s that combination of close human contact and that respiratory spread that really provides that seasonality.” Read More.
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Prescription drug prices increased twice the inflation rate of US economy in 2020, AARP report finds
Brand-name prescription drugs widely used by seniors saw their slowest average annual price increase in 2020 since 2006. But the 2.9% increase is still twice the country's general inflation rate of 1.3%. Read More.
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Did you know?
For every $1 donated to Rx Partnership – $24 in medication value
is provided to a patient in need.
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