Henry Schein 2009 Annual Report Download - page 10

HENRY SCHEIN CARES HELPING HEALTH HAPPEN
Henry Schein Cares, the Company’s
global social responsibility, and the
Henry Schein Cares Foundation are
“Helping Health Happen”™ by supporting
initiatives that enhance health care
advocacy and education; increase
access to care among underserved
populations; strengthen community
wellness programs; further health care
diplomacy; and help prepare for and
respond to disasters.
In addition to Haitian earthquake relief
(see sidebar article below) and the
ongoing Henry Schein Global Product
Donation Program, key initiatives
in 2009 included:
• The 7th annual
American Dental
Association “Give Kids
A Smile”™ day, in
which Henry Schein
and 38 supplier part-
ners donated products
to provide free dental
services for nearly 500,000 underserved
children across the United States.
• The 4th annual “Healthy Children,
Healthy Lifestyles”™ program, which
provided more than 4,000 children in six
U.S. cities with free medical and dental
screenings that addressed hypertension,
asthma, diabetes, obesity and
poor oral health.
• The 12th annual
Henry Schein
“Back to School”
program, which
provided clothing,
backpacks, books
and school supplies
to more than
2,000 underserved children in 18
U.S. and Canadian communities.
• The 4th annual “Think Pink, Practice
Pink” campaign, with funds generated
from the sale of special “pink” products
benefitting the American Cancer
Society’s goal of raising awareness and
finding a cure for breast cancer.
• The 11th annual
“Holiday Cheer for
Children” program,
which furnished
gifts to more than
1,000 less fortunate
children and their
families.
By using its core competencies—
extensive health care product offerings
and logistical distribution capabilities,
close relationships with customers and
supplier partners, and an extensive
communication network—in creative
and innovative ways, the Company
furthers the goals of nearly 100 nonprofit
organizations across the United States
and abroad. By “Helping Health Happen”
in these ways, the Company is furthering
its long-term success—a concept of
enlightened self-interest that Benjamin
Franklin described as “doing well by
doing good.”
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In response to the earth-
quake that devastated
Haiti on January 12,
2010, Henry Schein
and its supplier partners
shipped $1 million in
essential medical supplies
to partner non-govern-
mental organizations
(NGOs) providing relief.
Henry Schein Cares,
the Company’s global
social responsibility
program, worked with
Crosstex, a Cantel
Medical Company;
Derma Sciences;
Dukal Corporation;
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.;
J&J Instruments;
Medicom; Miltex;
Sempermed USA;
Angiotech; and
Tidi Products to earmark
the supplies within days of
the earthquake. More than
200 pallets of medical
supplies were shipped
to Henry Schein Cares
partner NGOs, including
Airline Ambassadors,
AmeriCares, Direct Relief
International, Health
Partners International
of Canada, Heart to Heart
International, Humane
Society International,
International Medical
Corps, LDS Charities,
Medshare, and
Real Medicine Foundation.
At an event hosted by
U.S. Representative
Steve Israel (N.Y.)
announcing the donation,
Stanley M. Bergman,
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer for
Henry Schein, said,
“Our collective efforts
exemplify the power of
strategic public-private
partnerships. Through our
close collaboration with
participating supplier
partners and committed
NGOs, we have been able
to make a positive impact
on the lives of Haitians
that is exponentially
stronger than any single
partner could have made
individually. With many
companies looking for
ways to provide support
but unsure of how to do it,
Henry Schein Cares is
pleased to serve as a
catalyst by providing a
vehicle for interested
industry partners to
provide direct support for
the Haiti relief effort and
other social responsibility
initiatives.”
Haitian Earthquake Relief