{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"139454","rtpr_id":"nACSsqjlFa-20260909","ticker":"CVS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CVS"],"title":"CVS Health Marks 20 Years of Free Community Health Screening Program As New Survey Reveals Many U.S. Adults Still Face Barriers to Preventive Health Screenings","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-09-09T15:00:00.513Z","article_body":"Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/community/cvs-health-marks-20-years-of-free-community-health-screening-program.html)\n\nWOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / September\n9, 2026 / New survey findings commissioned by CVS Health® (NYSE:CVS) reveal\nthat many Americans face persistent barriers accessing preventive health\nscreenings. Nearly one in four adults have delayed speaking with a health\nprofessional about health concerns because of barriers related to access, cost\nor availability, and one-third were unaware that community screening programs\nexist.\n\n\"People aren't telling us that preventive health screenings don't matter;\nthey're telling us that accessing them can be harder than it should be,\" said\nJenny McColloch, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Community\nImpact, CVS Health. \"This survey reinforces what we've seen over the past 20\nyears through Project Health: when screenings are convenient, accessible and\noffered in places people already know and trust, they're more likely to take\nthat first step. That's why we've continued to bring preventive health\nservices directly into communities and help people better understand their\nhealth.\"\n\nAs Project Health marks its 20th anniversary, the program continues to\ndemonstrate the impact of community-based prevention. Since launching in 2006,\nProject Health has helped millions of people better understand and manage\ntheir health through convenient, accessible screenings and health education\nresources.\n\nThe program plays an important role in improving access: Today, four in 10\nadults say affordable screenings are difficult to find in their community,\nwhile also reporting challenges securing timely appointments. Yet nearly\nthree-quarters (72%) say a program offering screenings with no appointment or\ninsurance requirements would make health screenings easier to obtain. The\nfindings underscore why Project Health, CVS Health's free community health\nscreening program, has spent the past 20 years bringing preventive health\nservices directly into communities through more than 6 million free screenings\nat CVS Pharmacy locations, mobile sites and community events.\n\nSince launching in 2006, Project Health has:\n*\nDelivered nearly 20,000 community screening events\n*\nReached 1.8 million people across the U.S. and Puerto Rico\n*\nProvided more than 6 million no-cost preventive health screenings\n*\nOffered screenings with no appointment and no insurance required\n\nBarriers Continue to Keep Many Americans from Preventive Screenings\n\nMany U.S. adults face a combination of awareness, access and affordability\nchallenges that can prevent them from getting recommended preventive health\nscreenings.\n\nAmong adults who report barriers to obtaining routine screenings:\n*\nNearly one in four (24%) have delayed speaking with a health professional\nabout a specific health concern.\n*\n19 percent have relied on internet searches instead of speaking with a health\nprofessional.\n*\n17 percent have reduced spending on essentials such as groceries because of\nhealth-related costs.\n*\n15 percent have used savings or taken on debt to cover health expenses.\n*\n15 percent have lost income after taking time away from work to address\nhealth-related needs.\n\nOne Screening, One New City, One Important Reminder\n\nFor Cheryl Jones, Project Health arrived at exactly the right time.\n\nWhen Cheryl Jones retired and relocated from New York to Houston in late 2025,\nshe was still getting settled and had not yet established local health\nresources. After a planned trip back to New York for appointments was\ncanceled, she found an unexpected opportunity close to home: a Project Health\nmobile screening event outside a nearby CVS Pharmacy.\n\n\"I had just moved to Houston and didn't know anyone yet,\" Jones said. \"The\nteam was so inviting that I decided to stop and take the screening.\"\n\nWhat began as a routine screening provided valuable insight into her health.\nJones learned that her cholesterol and A1C levels had increased, giving her\ninformation she may not have discovered for months.\n\n\"It wasn't necessarily surprising, but it was the reminder I needed,\" Jones\nsaid. \"The experience encouraged me to pay closer attention to my health and\nbe more consistent about monitoring it.\"\n\nFor Jones, the experience highlighted the value of bringing preventive health\nservices directly into communities.\n\n\"For someone new to a city without an established doctor, it gave me a way to\nstay informed about my health instead of waiting until something became\nserious,\" she said.\n\nBuilding Trust Through Community Presence\n\nOver the past two decades, Project Health has evolved alongside the\ncommunities it serves. Screenings are offered at CVS Pharmacy locations,\nmobile sites and community events, making it easier for people to access\npreventive health services in places that are convenient and familiar.\n\nEach participant receives:\n*\nNo-cost preventive health screenings\n*\nOne-on-one consultations with health professionals\n*\nInformation to help understand screening results\n*\nConnections to local resources and online health education, including access\nto the Project Health app\n\nThe survey suggests these are exactly the types of services Americans value\nmost. Respondents said trained health professionals, convenient locations,\nwalk-in availability and help understanding results are among the most\nimportant factors in building trust in community screening programs. These\nfindings closely align with Project Health's approach of providing convenient\ncommunity-based screenings while helping participants understand their results\nand connect to additional health resources when needed.\n\nSurvey Methodology\n\nThe survey was conducted online by Morning Consult between July 16-20, 2026,\namong 2,062 U.S. adults, with additional samples in Arizona, California,\nFlorida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and\nTexas. Results have a margin of error ranging from +/- 2 to 4 percentage\npoints.\n\n###\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/q2ka) is a leading health solutions company\nsimplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As\nof March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a\nbroad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nMedia contact\n\nRebecca Ferrick\nFerrickR@CVSHealth.com\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/01203892-b28f-4f61-b514-a7ef2f2ddff8/1218643/85416cf6-2cf5-4dce-84f3-0ba2763ba654.png)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/q2kb)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/cvs-health-marks-20-years-of-free-community-health-screening-program-1218643)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSsqjlFa-20260909","title":"CVS Health Marks 20 Years of Free Community Health Screening Program As New Survey Reveals Many U.S. Adults Still Face Barriers to Preventive Health Screenings","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"CVS","created":"2026-09-09T15:00:00.513Z","tickers":["CVS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Originally published on CVS Health Company Newsroom\n(https://www.cvshealth.com/news/community/cvs-health-marks-20-years-of-free-community-health-screening-program.html)\n\nWOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / September\n9, 2026 / New survey findings commissioned by CVS Health® (NYSE:CVS) reveal\nthat many Americans face persistent barriers accessing preventive health\nscreenings. Nearly one in four adults have delayed speaking with a health\nprofessional about health concerns because of barriers related to access, cost\nor availability, and one-third were unaware that community screening programs\nexist.\n\n\"People aren't telling us that preventive health screenings don't matter;\nthey're telling us that accessing them can be harder than it should be,\" said\nJenny McColloch, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Community\nImpact, CVS Health. \"This survey reinforces what we've seen over the past 20\nyears through Project Health: when screenings are convenient, accessible and\noffered in places people already know and trust, they're more likely to take\nthat first step. That's why we've continued to bring preventive health\nservices directly into communities and help people better understand their\nhealth.\"\n\nAs Project Health marks its 20th anniversary, the program continues to\ndemonstrate the impact of community-based prevention. Since launching in 2006,\nProject Health has helped millions of people better understand and manage\ntheir health through convenient, accessible screenings and health education\nresources.\n\nThe program plays an important role in improving access: Today, four in 10\nadults say affordable screenings are difficult to find in their community,\nwhile also reporting challenges securing timely appointments. Yet nearly\nthree-quarters (72%) say a program offering screenings with no appointment or\ninsurance requirements would make health screenings easier to obtain. The\nfindings underscore why Project Health, CVS Health's free community health\nscreening program, has spent the past 20 years bringing preventive health\nservices directly into communities through more than 6 million free screenings\nat CVS Pharmacy locations, mobile sites and community events.\n\nSince launching in 2006, Project Health has:\n*\nDelivered nearly 20,000 community screening events\n*\nReached 1.8 million people across the U.S. and Puerto Rico\n*\nProvided more than 6 million no-cost preventive health screenings\n*\nOffered screenings with no appointment and no insurance required\n\nBarriers Continue to Keep Many Americans from Preventive Screenings\n\nMany U.S. adults face a combination of awareness, access and affordability\nchallenges that can prevent them from getting recommended preventive health\nscreenings.\n\nAmong adults who report barriers to obtaining routine screenings:\n*\nNearly one in four (24%) have delayed speaking with a health professional\nabout a specific health concern.\n*\n19 percent have relied on internet searches instead of speaking with a health\nprofessional.\n*\n17 percent have reduced spending on essentials such as groceries because of\nhealth-related costs.\n*\n15 percent have used savings or taken on debt to cover health expenses.\n*\n15 percent have lost income after taking time away from work to address\nhealth-related needs.\n\nOne Screening, One New City, One Important Reminder\n\nFor Cheryl Jones, Project Health arrived at exactly the right time.\n\nWhen Cheryl Jones retired and relocated from New York to Houston in late 2025,\nshe was still getting settled and had not yet established local health\nresources. After a planned trip back to New York for appointments was\ncanceled, she found an unexpected opportunity close to home: a Project Health\nmobile screening event outside a nearby CVS Pharmacy.\n\n\"I had just moved to Houston and didn't know anyone yet,\" Jones said. \"The\nteam was so inviting that I decided to stop and take the screening.\"\n\nWhat began as a routine screening provided valuable insight into her health.\nJones learned that her cholesterol and A1C levels had increased, giving her\ninformation she may not have discovered for months.\n\n\"It wasn't necessarily surprising, but it was the reminder I needed,\" Jones\nsaid. \"The experience encouraged me to pay closer attention to my health and\nbe more consistent about monitoring it.\"\n\nFor Jones, the experience highlighted the value of bringing preventive health\nservices directly into communities.\n\n\"For someone new to a city without an established doctor, it gave me a way to\nstay informed about my health instead of waiting until something became\nserious,\" she said.\n\nBuilding Trust Through Community Presence\n\nOver the past two decades, Project Health has evolved alongside the\ncommunities it serves. Screenings are offered at CVS Pharmacy locations,\nmobile sites and community events, making it easier for people to access\npreventive health services in places that are convenient and familiar.\n\nEach participant receives:\n*\nNo-cost preventive health screenings\n*\nOne-on-one consultations with health professionals\n*\nInformation to help understand screening results\n*\nConnections to local resources and online health education, including access\nto the Project Health app\n\nThe survey suggests these are exactly the types of services Americans value\nmost. Respondents said trained health professionals, convenient locations,\nwalk-in availability and help understanding results are among the most\nimportant factors in building trust in community screening programs. These\nfindings closely align with Project Health's approach of providing convenient\ncommunity-based screenings while helping participants understand their results\nand connect to additional health resources when needed.\n\nSurvey Methodology\n\nThe survey was conducted online by Morning Consult between July 16-20, 2026,\namong 2,062 U.S. adults, with additional samples in Arizona, California,\nFlorida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and\nTexas. Results have a margin of error ranging from +/- 2 to 4 percentage\npoints.\n\n###\n\nAbout CVS Health\n\nCVS Health (https://pr.report/q2ka) is a leading health solutions company\nsimplifying health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As\nof March 31, 2026, the Company had approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy\nlocations, more than 1,000 walk-in and primary care medical clinics and a\nleading pharmacy benefits manager with approximately 88 million plan members.\nThe Company also serves an estimated more than 37 million people through a\nbroad range of health insurance products and related services. The Company's\nintegrated model uses personalized, technology driven services to connect\npeople to simply better health, increasing access to quality care, delivering\nbetter outcomes, and lowering overall costs.\n\nMedia contact\n\nRebecca Ferrick\nFerrickR@CVSHealth.com\n\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/01203892-b28f-4f61-b514-a7ef2f2ddff8/1218643/85416cf6-2cf5-4dce-84f3-0ba2763ba654.png)\n\nFind more stories and multimedia from CVS Health at 3blmedia.com.\n(https://pr.report/q2kb)\n\nContact Info:\nSpokesperson: CVS Health\nWebsite: https://www.3blmedia.com/profiles/cvs-health\nEmail: info@3blmedia.com\n\nSOURCE: CVS Health\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/healthcare-and-pharmaceutical/cvs-health-marks-20-years-of-free-community-health-screening-program-1218643)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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