CDC Grand Rounds: How Pharmacists Can Improve Our Nation’s Health

The expanded role of 21st century pharmacists will position them to have greater impact in the shifting landscape of health care and public health. Beyond the dispensing of medications, pharmacists also provide a spectrum of prevention services to help improve health outcomes. In the United States, people with chronic conditions account for 91% of all prescriptions filled. By 2020, it is estimated that 157 million Americans will have at least 1 chronic non-infectious or infectious medical condition. By understanding and maximizing the role of pharmacists, opportunities exist to better use their knowledge and skills to improve our nation’s health.

In this session of Public Health Grand Rounds viewers learned about the impact of including pharmacists in team-based care, tools that CDC has developed to facilitate incorporating pharmacists in public health initiatives, and examples of how pharmacists are working in healthcare settings to prevent and manage diseases.

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