Shoppers Drug Mart, Osteoporosis Canada partner to focus on women’s health
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart on Monday announced a new $1 million partnership with Osteoporosis Canada as part of the new Shoppers LOVE YOU program.
The new three-year partnership with Osteoporosis Canada aims to build awareness among Shoppers Drug Mart customers about how to reduce the risk of osteoporosis in women. It will also support continuing education for Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacists on how to help patients slow the progression of this bone disease through medication, vitamin supplementation and lifestyle changes.
“Pharmacists are an accessible yet untapped resource who can help advise women on lifestyle changes, vitamin supplementation and medication adherence to prevent broken bones due to osteoporosis," stated Famida Jiwa, president and CEO of Osteoporosis Canada. “We are optimistic that our new partnership with the Shoppers LOVE YOU program will help reduce the risk of osteoporosis for women who need extra guidance to improve their bone health.”
This new partnership and the launch of the new Shoppers LOVE YOU program will help women stay focused on making their own health a priority. Over the past five years, Shoppers Drug Mart has put women's health first by contributing more than $57 million on behalf of its customers, associate owners and their store teams to local, regional and national women's health initiatives — benefitting more than 1.5 million Canadian women. Newly created educational resources will be available to Canadians starting in early 2016.
"Our support of women's health has never been stronger. The new Shoppers LOVE YOU program is about helping women to stay focused on being their best — because we believe you're at your best when you love you," Shoppers Drug Mart's director of community investment Lisa Gibbs said. “That's why we're sharing the expertise of our partners at leading women's health organizations — like Osteoporosis Canada — so that we can help women stay focused on making their own health a priority.”
The Shoppers LOVE YOU program helps women stay focused on their health by connecting them through events like:
Shoppers LOVE YOU Run for Women, supporting local women's mental health in 12 communities across Canada this past year;
Twice-annual Beauty Galas held at Shoppers Drug Mart, in support of cancer patients and breast cancer screening; and
Growing Women's Health (formerly Tree of Life) campaign in support of community women's health programs.