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A new online resource from CVS Health is showcasing the company’s impact on communities. The CVS Health Impact Dashboard is designed to show how the Woonsocket, R.I.-based company supports health care in each state, officials said.

The tool shows the number of employees CVS Health has in each state, as well as store and clinic counts and local organizations supported by its charitable efforts. The data, which also includes drug collection units for disposing of unwanted medication, can be shown on the national level as well.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is expanding the states participating in its apprenticeship program and set a new apprentice hiring goal. The company said it anticipates hiring 5,000 new apprentices by 2022 as it welcomes Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to its program, bringing its total number of statewide programs to 18.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is marking American Diabetes Month by emphasizing efforts patients can undertake to manage their conditions, as well as the services the company offers to make diabetes management easier.

The company said patients with diabetes should manage their diet and engage in a healthy lifestyle — including at least 30 minutes of exercise daily — in an effort to manage their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol. CVS pharmacists also can offer information and product suggestions to aid lifestyle management, CVS Health said.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.— Drug stores are best positioned to deliver along the last mile of the customer journey, Walgreens Boots Alliance co-COO Alex Gourlay told investors Tuesday morning during a "fireside chat" at the Credit Suisse 26th Annual Healthcare Conference. That's even more true now as Walgreens heralded a milestone yesterday with its partner FedEx on providing pickup and drop-off services at virtually every Walgreens in the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO — McKesson on Monday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase RxCrossroads from CVS Health in a deal valued at $735 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory clearances.

WARREN, N.J. — In support of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, GSK Consumer Healthcare, CVS Health and the American Lung Association's Lung Force are joining together to help people quit smoking and raise awareness of lung cancer. For every box of Nicorette or NicoDerm CQ purchased at a CVS Pharmacy throughout November, GSK Consumer Healthcare will donate $1 to the American Lung Association's Lung Force (up to $100,000).

WOONSOCKET, R.I. —  CVS Pharmacy is making a big convenience push for its patients. Starting early next year, the retail division of CVS Health will be offering nationwide next-day prescription delivery, and it will be bringing same-day delivery to patients in select cities, with Manhattan’s same-day service kicking off on Dec. 4.

Truth 6: Consumers must be at the heart of OTC

Our first five articles talked about understanding big systemic truths – market, economic, technological – as good starting points to create a compelling OTC product journey. But even those insights will be found wanting without also understanding the underlying consumer and cultural truths. OTC businesses and their products need to offer answers to problems and needs states that consumers actually want to have solved, not what they think needs to be solved.