Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation promotes health equity and seeks to improve the health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases by strengthening health care worker capacity, integrating medical care and community-based supportive services, and mobilizing communities in the fight against disease.

LINKS TO RELATED RESOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljuXMQ-Ap6k; http://www.bms.com/Documents/foundation/BMS%20Corporate%20Responsibility%20Report.pdf; http://www.bms.com/Documents/foundation/2015-Foundation-Cancer-Backgrounder.pdf; http://www.bms.com/news/features/2015/Pages/World-AIDS-Day-Feature_Infographic.aspx; http://www.bms.com/Documents/foundation/Specialty-Care-Bkgrd.pdf; http://www.bms.com/foundation/Pages/Archive.aspx

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Teens Sharing Their Stories at AIDS 2016

Social Impact & Volunteering

SECURE THE FUTURE Gives Teens a Voice at AIDS 2016
A generation after the HIV epidemic first shook the world, the statistics can still seem daunting. That’s especially true in sub-Saharan Africa, where today 1.6 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 are living with HIV. But if you look beyond the numbers you’ll find more hope than ever.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Awards MMC $5M for Sustainable Lung Cancer Prevention and Screening in Maine
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to Maine Medical Center (MMC) for the creation of a statewide initiative to improve the prevention, early detection and treatment of lung cancer in Maine, where incidence rates and deaths due to lung cancer are among the highest in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Aims to Help Healthcare Sector Address Inequalities in Access to Specialty Care
Today, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and FSG are calling on the healthcare sector to address inequity in a new resource--Breaking the Barriers to Specialty Care: Practical Ideas to Improve Health Equity and Reduce Cost.

Research, Reports & Publications

Blue Star Families Study Reveals Impact of Military Spouse Employment Challenges

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Addressing Disparities in Cancer Care by Building Palliative Care Nursing Capabilities

Diversity & Inclusion

BMS Foundation Working to Improve Minorities’ Access to Healthcare
April is National Minority Health Month in the United States and this year the Department of Health and Human Services has chosen the theme, “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” The goal is to raise awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities and to mobilize groups across the nation, like the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, to work with government and other partners to accelerate the realization of health equity – the attainment of the highest level of health for all people (Healthy People 2020).

Health & Healthcare

Using Trusted Members of Community to Reduce Fear of Lung Cancer Screening
Once a week for four weeks last summer, Kita Mitcham gathered 25 of her friends, family and other members of the Good Hope Mission Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, to talk about lung cancer prevention and the benefits of early screening for the disease. Ms. Mitcham is one of about 45 community health workers who are educating nearly 500 people in 12 minority and underserved communities in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) about lung cancer prevention and screening.

Health & Healthcare

Leading the Effort to Improve Early Detection of Lung Cancer in Kentucky
For the past 18 months, a collaborative effort among Kentucky’s leading research universities, community partners and national organizations has been looking at how the state known for the highest lung cancer burden in the nation can become a leader in prevention and awareness efforts about the disease. And it comes none too soon.

Health & Healthcare

A Simple Message for Women in Tanzania: Get Checked for Cervical Cancer
In the small village of Pasiasi, in a remote region of Tanzania, a woman named Happiness Modesti is forever grateful to the Tanzania Youth Alliance (TAYOA) for making her aware of cervical cancer and the importance of screening for the disease – all through mobile technology.

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