In 2004 the Center for Minority Health invited the School of Pharmacy to participate in their innovative annual outreach initiative to provide health services to local minority communities by going out to places where members naturally congregate. Faculty and students from the School joined other health professionals at nine barber shops and beauty salons to provide health screenings, education, and most importantly to engage in building the trust of community members. In the past two years the Center for Minority Health highlighted the essential role played by pharmacists in identifying problems related to medication management and educating people to manage their medications and to improve the quality of their lives.
Services
Provide education about individuals’ prescription and non-prescription medications and dietary supplements, take blood pressures, provide health information and education, and provide referrals to appropriate providers and other community resources.
Student/Resident Participation
First and Fourth Year Students/ Residents serve as student preceptors and are responsible for making interventions.
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Contact
Teresa Donegan, PhD
Coordinator, School of Pharmacy Participation
Phone: 412-648-9709
E-mail: ted48@pitt.edu
