World AIDS Day Expressions Against HIV/AIDS Youth Summit Was a Success

On December 1, 2010, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) hosted 1,500 7th through 12th grade students for the World AIDS Day “Expressions Against HIV/AIDS” Youth Summit to educate students on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) at the UIC Forum. The event was a partnership between CPS, Walgreens and TrueStar Magazine. The event [...]

Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS Mark World AIDS Day with Commitment to Outreach, Education and Accessibility

More than 800 Walgreens pharmacists specially trained to help patients living with HIV/AIDS DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 30, 2010 – Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) is marking World AIDS Day with an increased commitment to HIV/AIDS outreach, education and accessibility by partnering with Greater Than AIDS, a national movement that brings together the public and private sectors [...]

CPS Will Educate 1,500 Students On HIV/AIDS At World AIDS Day Summit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 29, 2010 Media Contact: Martina Smith Office Phone: (312) 588-3361 Mobile Phone: (708) 250-1702 Email: Msmith@GoldStarC.com After School Matters acting ensemble to perform compelling awareness skit entitled “What Would You Do?” CHICAGO – December 1, 2010 – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to host 1,500 seventh through 12th grade students for [...]

December 1st is World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on December 1st.  It celebrates the progress made during the epidemic and brings into focus the remaining challenges. This year the local theme is “get REAL get CARE”.  Chicago’s World AIDS Day 2010 will focus on ending the epidemic with hopes to accelerate the response to HIV [...]

November is American Diabetes Month. Help to “Stop Diabetes”

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. This chronic illness has serious complication up to and including death.  To create awareness about this silent epidemic November has been designated American Diabetes Month. Currently, 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. At this rate [...]

Walgreens Becomes First Drugstore Chain in the U.S. to Install a Geothermal Energy System

Innovative technology, renewable energy resource will reduce energy usage at Oak Park, Ill. location by an estimated 46 percent DEERFIELD, Ill., November 08, 2010 – Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today announced the opening of the nation’s first drugstore chain location to utilize geothermal energy for heating and cooling. The location, in the Chicago suburb of [...]

Walgreens and Take Care Clinics Offer Free Blood Glucose and A1C Testing at More Than 1,700 Stores Nationwide as Part of American Diabetes Month®

Past events found more than 25 percent of participants were at-risk for diabetes DEERFIELD, Ill., November 04, 2010 – Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain with more than 70,000 health care service providers, will offer free blood glucose and A1C testing at more than 1,700 stores and Take Care Clinics nationwide Nov. [...]

Media Alert – Every 10 Minutes, 12 Women Undergo Hysterectomy in the U.S.

MEDIA ALERT EVERY 10 MINUTES, 12 WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY UNDERGO A HYSTERECTOMY, MOST UNECESSARILY* Interventional Radiologists announce Fibroid Embolization can help stem tide of unnecessary hysterectomies; gets women back to their lives sooner WHO: Dr. Martha Grace Knuttinen, Interventional Radiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center: Dr. Derrick West, [...]

CPS, Walgreens Unveiled the “Stop. Think. Wait.” Poster Campaign

CPS, WALGREENS UNVEILED THE “STOP. THINK. WAIT.” POSTER CAMPAIGN URGING STUDENTS TO THINK BEFORE ENGAGING IN UNPROTECTED SEX CPS Juniors Ronald Johnson, Shamaine Pryor made a desperate appeal to peers to not become another statistic CHICAGO (Friday, May 14, 2010) – Walgreens joined Chicago Public Schools office of specialized services today to unveil a special [...]