CVS Health donates $260K to hemophilia, bleeding disorder programs

CVS HEALTH is donating more than $260,000 to hemophilia and bleeding disorder programs throughout the United States to mark blood disorders awareness month, nationally recognized each year in March. BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE
CVS HEALTH is donating more than $260,000 to hemophilia and bleeding disorder programs throughout the United States to mark blood disorders awareness month, nationally recognized each year in March. BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. announced donations of more than $260,000 to local and national hemophilia and bleeding disorder programs across the country as bleeding disorders awareness month, nationally recognized each year in March, drew to a close last week.

“CVS Health recognizes the challenges that come with having a bleeding disorder, and the need for increased research and education,” said Joel Helle, vice president, specialty sales, CVS Health. “By providing these leading organizations and programs with support, we’re able to help impact the care and quality of life for all people with a bleeding disorder, which advances our company’s purpose of helping people on their path to better health.”

More than 20,000 people are living with hemophilia, a condition in which blood does not clot properly in one’s body, causing pain and potential long-term consequences, and often requires whole blood or platelet transfusions.

CVS Health is providing the Hemophilia Federation of America with $50,000 to deliver increased education and support to bleeding disorder patients and their families, including HFA Families, which supports parents and children by providing educational tools and peer networks to better address the disorder, manage stress and equip families for success. The grant will also support Blood Brotherhood, which provides adult men who are living with blood disorders with support and education.

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“HFA is pleased to have the support of CVS Health to help raise awareness and to continue the very important advocacy work we do to improve the lives of people in the bleeding disorders community,” said Kimberly Haugstad, president and CEO, Hemophilia Federation of America.

CVS Health is supporting the National Hemophilia Foundation with $60,000 to sustain and increase advocacy, education and research efforts, including support of the NHF’s annual Red Tie Campaign, designed to raise awareness of hemophilia, and UNITE for Bleeding Disorders, the national hemophilia walk that will take place in 45 cities across the country in 2018.

“This collaborative effort is the type of partnership that is necessary to help increase awareness and deliver the programming and support our families desperately need,” said Brett Spitale, vice president of advancement for NHF. “We look forward to growing our partnership with CVS Health in the future, allowing us to do more for our community.”

In an effort to increase awareness at the community level, CVS Health is providing more than $150,000 in grants to 38 local programs across the country, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $7,000, in support of local walks, summer camps and patient retreats.

Rob Borkowski is a PBN staff writer. Email him at Borkowski@PBN.com.

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