Professional staff providing comprehensive skills training, job placement, and comprehensive medical services
BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2024 — CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced a new workforce expansion designed to help the Baton Rouge community overcome employment barriers and increase access to local health care services. Announcing the opening of the Development and Community Resource Center.
Located at 5353 Essen Lane, the facility includes a Workforce Innovation & Talent Center (WITC) that includes a mock CVS Pharmacy® store, a simulated pharmacy environment, authentic hands-on training at a local CVS, and more. , offers comprehensive career skills training and job placement. Pharmacy location. It also includes a new Community Resource Center (CRC) supported by his Aetna Better Health of Louisiana, a CVS Health company. CRC provides the public, Aetna Medicaid members, and workforce program participants with on-site health needs assessment and education, access to health benefits, access to computers, state-of-the-art videoconferencing, and CPR. We provide legal and first aid training, as well as connections to local medical facilities. Care provider network.
Staffed by a dedicated team of career skills trainers and care navigators from CVS Health, Aetna, and workforce community organizations, the WITC/CRC combination marks the first time the company has co-located these important community resources. It means bridging the gap between career training and health. Services that help overcome obstacles to stable employment.
“We're thrilled to be able to continue to support our patients,” said Jess Hall, CEO of Aetna Better Health (Louisiana), a CVS Health company. “By combining the resources of CVS Health and Aetna and our network of community partners, we are helping people in Baton Rouge overcome employment barriers, stay healthy, stay motivated and ultimately succeed in their careers. ”
Increasing access to employment and career training programs is one of the key efforts to improve health outcomes, according to a report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
“I strongly believe in the power of public-private partnerships to drive positive change and create opportunities for our communities. The collaboration between Big Buddy Baton Rouge and CVS Health through the Mayor's Youth Workforce Experience (MYWE) , which exemplifies this commitment by providing a valuable workforce development environment and hands-on job training for the workforce of the future,” said Mayor and President Sharon Weston Bloom. “By working together, we can ensure our residents have the skills and resources they need to succeed in today's competitive job market. This partnership will only benefit everyone involved. It will also strengthen the local economy and foster a brighter future for Baton Rouge.”
This summer, CVS Pharmacy stores across Baton Rouge will begin their third year of hosting summer interns enrolled in the MYWE program. CVS Health, in collaboration with MYWE talent sourcing company Big Buddy, made it possible for more than 50 Baton Rouge high school students to receive high-quality after-school and summer work experience.
“Working at CVS really helped me strengthen my communication skills because before I joined the internship, I was shy, but since then I realized that I am an extrovert. ” said Aamya Johnson, 16, a MYWE scholar. After successfully completing her summer 2023 internship, she is currently working part-time as a retail clerk at CVS Pharmacy. “I love everything about my job, especially talking to customers. This opportunity made me decide that I wanted to pursue a career in health care.”
At the intersection of health care, workforce and education, CVS Health's workforce programs have created pathways to employment in more than 1,150 communities across the country over the past few decades. In 2023, the company worked with federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and career development organizations to streamline access to meaningful employment for more than 1,400 individuals.
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