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Henry Schein Named to Fortune® Magazine’s ‘Change the World’ List
Company Recognized for Advancing Health Equity for Individuals with Disabilities MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC)
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompany Recognized for Advancing Health Equity for Individuals with Disabilities\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHenry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that it has been named to FORTUNE® magazine’s \"Change the World\" list, an annual recognition of select companies that, through their work and initiatives, create positive social impact as part of their core business strategy.\n\nHenry Schein was recognized for its leadership initiatives designed to advance health equity for individuals with disabilities, and in particular, engaging the Company’s key stakeholder relationships in support of this work. This is the third time the Company has been named to FORTUNE® magazine’s \"Change the World\" list. In 2018, Henry Schein was recognized for its efforts to expand access to oral health care for underserved populations around the world, and in 2020, the Company was recognized for its role as co-founder and private sector lead of the Pandemic Supply Chain Network.\n\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, 61 million people in the United States live with a disability. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are particularly vulnerable to poor oral health, and as a population have complex oral health care needs, according to a report from BMC Public Health. This disparity is due to various risk factors that people with IDD may experience, including barriers to accessing quality health care.\n\nHenry Schein’s longstanding commitment to addressing the needs of the disability community includes the following activities, among others:\n\n\nCatalyzing public-private partnerships to advocate for and increase access to oral health care for people with disabilities. Henry Schein co-founded and provides ongoing funding, in-kind support, and leadership to Project Accessible Oral Health, a 501(c)(3) charity that joins health care professionals, industry, community organizations, and policymakers to raise awareness about care gaps within the disability community. Care gaps include the fees paid to dental providers by third-party payers, which are inadequate for the time and facility requirements necessary to serve this population, resulting in a small portion of providers serving this population nationally. In addition, training of the oral health care team is not readily available throughout th...