GenerationRxHUCOPAPhA-ASPTARYNEUBANKVICE PRES IDENT OF PAT IENT PROJECTS

GenerationRx:Whatisit?• APhA-ASPNationalà APhA-ASPStudentChaptersà VicePresidentofPatientProjectsà GenerationRx

• CollaborationwiththeCardinalHealthFoundation,TheOhioStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacy,andtheAPhA Foundation

• Educationalprogramthatincreasespublicawarenessofprescriptionmedicationabuse

• ChallengeseveryAPhA-ASPChaptertocollaboratewithpharmacists,educators,communityoutreachprograms,andlocalorganizationsinyourareatomakeadifference

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeekOctober2015– 1st annualRedRibbonWeek:MedicationSafety

ShelbieStickels

Schoolsreached(Elementary– Highschool)

Studentsreachedà ~8,000students

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeek2016– 2nd annual

Directedfocustoelementaryagedstudents

Myrole

APPEHealthandWellness:AdinaWong

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeekHUCOPAPhA-ASPGoal:

Toreachouttoyouthinthesurroundingareatoeducateaboutprescriptionmedicationabuseandtoeducate

abouttheroleofpharmacistsinpatient-centeredhealthcareandresourcespharmacistscanprovide.

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeekEducatedonthedangersofabusingprescriptionmedication.

Whattodowithprescriptionsfound?

Wheretoproperlystoreprescriptions?

Whoitisappropriatetotakemedicationfrom?

CandyvsMedicine?

Whoisapharmacistandtheirroleinprescriptionmedication?

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeek

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GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeek15elementaryschoolswithinthesurroundingareaofSearcy,AR

Reached5,760students(Kindergarten– 6th grade)

Otherlocations:◦ McGehee,AR◦ Tillar,AR◦ ASU– Beebe◦ HardingUniversity◦ LyonCollege◦ PulaskiTech◦ UCA

◦ Hamburg,AR◦ Portland,AR◦ Missouri◦ LakeVillage

GenerationRx:RedRibbonWeekFuturegoals:◦ Continueoutreach◦ ExpandthroughpossiblepartnershipswithotherAPhA-ASPchapters

Questions?TARYNEUBANK

TEUBANK@HARDING.EDU

Sourcehttp://www.generationrx.org/