Walgreens #WaytoWell is Coming to the Cleveland Area July 12 - 20!

Over a year ago, I wrote about Walgreens, their brand of health and wellness products and the Way to Well fund and it was about that time that Walgreens established the Walgreens Way to Well Commitment®, which is a four-year, $100 million initiative to improve the everyday health of Americans nationwide. But, that was not all, in fact the initiative is also dedicated to providing accessible, affordable resources for prevention and early detection of chronic diseases - for free! I am pleased to announce that they are on their way to Cleveland!

Yep, the Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with AARP (a community outreach program) will be in and around the Cleveland area beginning 7/12 through 7/30. This national mobile tour will be providing free health tests, educational materials and consultations, focusing on prevention and early detection of today's leading diseases: heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

The free health tests provided include:

Cholesterol
Glucose
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Body Composition
Skeletal Muscle
Reseting Metabolism
Visceral Fat
Real Body Age

These tests are valued at over $100 and will only take about 20 minutes to complete. That is less time then the average sitcom and a whole lot more informative! Anyone 18 and older is encouraged to visit the tour and there is no appointment or insurance is necessary, just show up.

This is a nationwide tour so don't be disappointed if you are not in the Cleveland area - they will probably be making it to your area one day soon. Go to www.walgreens.com/waytowell to find your nearest tour stop location.

Even if you are unable to make the tour you can still contribute to this community outreach campaign by simply purchasing Walgreens brand health and wellness products! 1¢ from the purchase of each product, up to $3 million annually, will support bringing preventative wellness services to local communities through the Walgreens Way to Well Fund®.

Still not sure and you need even more information…? Check out the video below.

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What to do When Name Brand is not an Option? Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Right before baby girl was born, there was a voluntary recall on certain name brand infant and children's pain relievers.  I did not think anything of it at the time.  For one, my kindergartner very rarely got sick and what was in our cupboard was not on the list.  Secondly, I had other things going on... like having a baby.  

I know that sounds like bad parenting but really it's not because I am okay with the kids having a mild fever because it helps the body fight off whatever it is it is trying to fight.  I'm not against it, I just do not reach for pain reliever first.  Then, of course, baby girl needed infant pain reliever and my brand was no where to be found!  So, there I am... in the drug store, on my phone, trying to Google why it was not there - sigh.

Luckily, I was in my local Walgreens and as I stood there, staring at the selection trying to figure out what to do next, I spotted the Walgreens logo on the box of Infants' Pain Reliever Concentrated Drops.  I grabbed the box and headed off to the pharmacist to make sure I was getting the right thing since it was a brand that I knew nothing about and was also a few dollars cheaper then some of the other brands.  I needed to know why and if it would work.

Apparently, Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products has a whole line of products to meet the needs of the family but what I needed was something to take baby's pain away and fast.  Baby girl's shots did not go so well.  She was cranky, angry and had a slight fever.  Now, I know I said that I was okay with a mild fever but baby girl was in pain and the doctor did recommend giving her something if her temp rose and if baby girl seemed in pain.  I explained all of this to the friendly pharmacist and she assured me that this was normal, unfortunately.  She also assured me that the Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products are just as safe, if not safer, then the name brand products and at a lower cost.

Besides recommending the Walgreens Infants' Pain Reliever, the pharmacist also explained that there is a 100% satisfaction guarantee with all of the Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products.  That really put my mind at ease.  It also helped to tell me that it has the same active ingredients and is alcohol, aspirin, and ibuprofen free.  As a bonus... dye free and it came with a  dropper!  The dropper might not be a big deal to some but having gone home and realized I had no way to give medicine to a child who does not feel good in the first place - sucks!

While I was there, I also learned that my purchase (and every purchase) of  Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products supports bringing preventive wellness services to local communities through the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™.  Walgreens will contribute up to $3 million annually to the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™.  It is good to know that my purchase means more then just a dollar amount to Walgreens.  To learn more about this program visit Walgreens.com/WaytoWell.

Wondering if it worked...?  It did!  Thankfully.  She had no problems taking the medicine from the dropper and I was not worried about staining my shirt when I spilled the bottle on myself - sigh.

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