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Pfizer 2001 Annual Report
Sunshine State Is it possible to improve patient care while lowering costs for our customers who pay the bills? In Florida, we guarantee it. The U.S. is the world’s largest pharmaceutical market, and state governments rank among Pfizer’s largest customers. In these difficult economic times, states are looking to reduce their health care budgets, while at the same time delivering the quality of care their citizens deserve and demand. Pfizer…
Healthy Jacksonville Initiative Kicks Off
Healthy Jacksonville Initiative Kicks Off as Duval County Health Department & Pfizer Partner to Celebrate National Volunteer Week & National Minority Health Month JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 30 APRIL 2003 – The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) and Pfizer Inc today announced their two-year partnership to support Healthy Jacksonville, a local initiative of Healthy People 2010, at an awards ceremony honoring Healthy Jacksonville coalition members and leaders, as well as program volunteers…
NEW SURVEY REVEALS THAT THE PUBLIC MISJUDGES GREATEST THREAT TO THE NATION’S HEALTH
While most Americans view AIDS, HIV and other STDs as biggest threat, public health officials warn that obesity is most critical NEW YORK, NY, September 30, 2003 – Despite recent intense media coverage of public health issues ranging from bioterrorism to SARS to obesity, most Americans still do not recognize the greatest public health threat to the nation, finds new research from RoperASW commissioned by Pfizer Inc’s Public Health Group….
John M. Eisenberg Memorial Lectureship on Therapeutics Research Announced
Durham, N.C. — The John M. Eisenberg Memorial Lectureship on Therapeutics Research, in honor of John M. Eisenberg, M.D., former director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and a leader in the field of health care quality, was announced today by Robert M. Califf, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research and director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. This lectureship is supported through an unrestricted educational…
A Day of Understanding
Did you know that literacy skills are a stronger predictor of an individual’s health status than age, income, employment status, education level, or racial/ethnic group? WASHINGTON, D.C. — Continuing with Pfizer’s long history of responding to societal issues and the company’s dedication to ongoing research and providing solutions for the health literacy problem, Pfizer is serving as the initial convener of the Partnership for Clear Health Communication. The Partnership, a…
Pfizer Releases Latest in Healthcare Career Guide Series
Interested in a career in health care? Let the Pfizer Guide be your guide! PHILADELPHIA – For the past 20 years, PPG External Relations has been producing guides for health-related careers. The latest guide entitled Advancing Healthy Populations: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Public Health, was introduced recently at the American Public Health Association’s 130th Annual Meeting & Exposition in Philadelphia. Advancing Health Populations is the fourth in a…