Chapter Spotlight: Auburn University - Harrison School of Pharmacy
Chapter Spotlight: Auburn University - Harrison School of Pharmacy
by: Sierra Schmidt
During the fall semester, our
APhA-ASP chapter coordinated our school’s largest health fair of the year, a
health fair at the Syrup Sopping festival in Loachapoka, AL. This year, we
invited four other organizations to partner with us in hosting the health fair
to expand our offerings. Our Operation Heart, Operation Diabetes, Operation
Immunization, Generation Rx, and IPSF committees were highly involved in making
this health fair a success. We were able to offer blood pressure screenings,
blood glucose screenings, education about the influenza immunization,
diabetes-friendly nutrition information, prescription drug abuse awareness for
parents and teens, and information about smoking cessation. In total, we had 95
student pharmacist volunteers come help have a positive impact on the health of
our community!
In the past few months, our chapter
has also been very active in educating our colleagues and community about
prescription drug abuse. This year, we formed a Generation Rx Task Force to
strengthen our Generation Rx program. Our Task Force took ideas from the Utah
School and the InterACT Skit performed at Ohio State and by the University of
New Mexico College of Pharmacy APhA-ASP chapter and developed a skit based on
true stories of prescription drug abuse and addiction. We presented this skit
at our local Boys & Girls Club, at the Lee County Youth Development Center,
and to the Girl Scouts of South Alabama. We were also invited by the Alabama Department
of Public Health to record our skit, and the Department of Public Health plans
to send the recording to schools all across the state. Finally, our Generation
Rx Chair presented the Provider Toolkit developed by the East Tennessee State University
APhA-ASP chapter to our first-year, second-year, and third-year student
pharmacists. We are excited to see our Generation Rx program expand this year
and are looking forward to growing more in the future.About The APhA-ASP
APhA-ASP Region 3
The American Pharmacist Association is the oldest and largest professional organization for pharmacists in the country. The Academy of Student Pharmacists is held within APhA and is comprised by student pharmacists throughout the nation who are still taking classes at their respective colleges of pharmacy. APhA-ASP puts a strong emphasis on patient care initiatives, advocacy for the profession, and overall training to become a professional in the field of pharmacy.
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