SEATTLE, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- Today, Bartell Drugs (Bartell's), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD), and Higi, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Babylon (NYSE: BBLN), announced the roll
out of enhanced health self-screening stations, now available at 50
Bartell's stores throughout the Puget Sound region. The partnership
with Higi, a consumer health engagement company that provides a
connected network of Smart Health Stations and digital health
engagement tools, allows customers a free option to check their
risk for hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart attack and
stroke.
"These Higi self-screening stations are part and parcel of our
goal to empower our customers to pursue whole health for life,"
said Helen Jung, director of
pharmacy operations at Bartell's. "On top of the expertise and
guidance provided by our pharmacy staff, we're excited to give our
customers yet another tool to stay informed and stay well."
In addition to free health screenings, the Higi Stations offer
interactive educational content focused on awareness, prevention
and management of some of today's most pervasive chronic
conditions. The FDA-cleared Higi Stations also allow customers to
share the data collected and access relevant care resources via
trusted health care partners, including Bartell's.
"We are thrilled to extend our health engagement platform to
Bartell's shoppers, and to play a role in Bartell's commitment to
the health of their shoppers," said Jeff
Bennett, CEO at Higi. "As a new resource in Bartell's
stores, shoppers now have access to learn about their health risks
and find support via our digital education tools and personalized
programs designed to help guide positive behavior change that can
lead to improved outcomes for blood pressure management."
Coinciding with National Heart Month, Higi recently published
its Health Guide, another health resource to guide users of its
stations and digital platform in preventative heart health
measures. The Health Guide program incorporates American Heart
Association CarePlan technology and aims to help participants who
may lack the time, knowledge, or resources to address their risk
factors better understand and manage hypertension and empowers them
to take action to work toward improved blood pressure.
Rite Aid Corporation has been a Higi partner for more than five
years and is now expanding the benefit of the Higi Smart Health
Stations to Bartell's customers. To find a Higi Station at a
Bartell's near you, visit higi.com/locator.
About Bartell Drugs
Operating 68 locations in King,
Snohomish and Pierce counties and serving the Northwest
since 1890, Bartell Drugs is dedicated to providing extraordinary
service that empowers customers to achieve whole health for life.
Bartell Drugs is owned by Rite Aid Corporation. For more
information on Bartell Drugs, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.
About Higi
Higi is a consumer health engagement company making it easier
for all people to measure, track and act on their health data by
bridging physical and digital touch points of the healthcare
ecosystem. In service of health systems, health plans, retailers
and consumer healthcare brands, Higi's omni-channel platform meets
consumers in their communities, at home and on the go. Our partners
connect with the consumers they care for through our nationwide
network of nearly 10,000 FDA-cleared, free-to-use self-screening
Smart Health Stations, home health devices, digital and mobile
tools. The Higi platform addresses the needs of healthcare
consumers across the care continuum through education designed to
improve health literacy, disease specific assessments to inform
risk stratification and drive digital navigation and connected care
offerings to avoid unscheduled care and improve outcomes. With
the ability to move this data into healthcare's workflows, Higi
delivers digital health engagement at scale, creating actionable
connections to the healthcare organizations that provide care and
support.
Media Contacts:
Aaron Blank and David Jackson, Fearey for Bartell Drugs
206-838-9204
riteaid@feareygroup.com
Ariana Bennett, Higi
media@higi.com
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