CVS Health Expands Project Health To Include Free Depression Screenings

CVS Health expanded its free community health screening program, Project Health, to add the two-question Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) depression screening to the list of chronic condition screenings available at a Project Health event. Consumers who screen positive for depression (or other conditions) will have the opportunity to meet with a nurse practitioner who can provide referrals for treatment and advice on follow-up care.

Through Project Health, which launched in 2006, CVS Health provides free biometric screenings at CVS Pharmacy locations and at events hosted by other community organizations in the Project Health geographic areas in 24 . . .