Henry Schein Named to Fortune® Magazine’s ‘Change the World’ List
Henry Schein (Nasdaq: HSIC) has been recognized in FORTUNE® magazine's "Change the World" list for its initiatives to advance health equity for individuals with disabilities. This marks the third acknowledgment for the company, highlighting its commitment to addressing care gaps for 61 million people in the U.S. living with disabilities. Key efforts include public-private partnerships, educating healthcare professionals, and designing accessible dental products. The company emphasizes that strong financial performance aligns with its mission for societal impact.
- Recognition in FORTUNE magazine's 'Change the World' list for the third time.
- Commitment to advancing health equity for individuals with disabilities.
- Engagement in public-private partnerships to improve oral health care access.
- Educational initiatives for healthcare professionals to better serve individuals with disabilities.
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Company Recognized for Advancing Health Equity for Individuals with Disabilities
Henry 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.
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Henry Schein’s longstanding commitment to addressing the needs of the disability community includes the following activities, among others:
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Catalyzing 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 the oral health education system, nor does every school have adequate clinical facilities and faculty to achieve this goal. -
Educating and training the primary health care community and future professionals. The Company partnered with the
National Council on Disability to educate medical and dental professionals on how they can improve access to care for disabled patients, including skills for treating this population. Henry Schein also partnered withSpecial Olympics International (SOI) to advance diversity and inclusion training, create a health care provider directory, and donate health care products in support of Special Olympics’ Healthy Athletes® free screening and education programs at hundreds of events internationally. Finally, Henry Schein has engaged with members of theAmerican Dental Education Association to develop the framework for a national curriculum to educate and train a new cohort of health professionals. The leaders of this movement include Dr.David Fray of theUniversity of Texas Health Houston School of Dentistry , Dr.Allen Wong of theUniversity of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry , and Dr.Mark Wolff , Dean of theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine , along with other institutions that are actively disseminating courses. -
Activating stakeholders and lawmakers to address oral health care inequities, increase dental care coverage, and improve reimbursement to providers. Henry Schein, along with the
American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry , assembled a coalition of clinical and academic leaders and not-for-profit organizations to educate policymakers at the national and state level about the oral health needs of individuals with disabilities and the additional care expenses related to serving this population. -
Engaging clinicians and suppliers to design adaptive products and accessible dental offices. The Company collaborated with the
National Council on Disability to advocate for the creation ofAmerican Dental Association standards for dental office design to better accommodate the needs of patients with disabilities, including a partnership with a national firm to design, layout, equip, and specify equipment and supplies for use in integrated health care programming to support patients with special needs.
“At Henry Schein, our work towards improving health equity and patient outcomes naturally encompasses our efforts for individuals with disabilities, given the large number of patients within this community and the substantial care gaps that persist,” said
“We have long recognized that strong financial performance and service to the greater good are mutually reinforcing objectives. Being named to FORTUNE® magazine’s ‘Change the World’ list exemplifies our philosophy of building deep, trust-based relationships that further societal change and drive corporate success, and on behalf of the more than 22,000 Team Schein Members, we are honored to receive this distinguished recognition,”
As part of Henry Schein’s efforts to support individuals with disabilities, the Company also established a disability task force comprised of several business units within the Company. Additionally, Henry Schein announced plans to establish an
FORTUNE® magazine’s “Change the World” list celebrates companies and leaders that embrace corporate purpose and recognize how it can add value to business and society. FORTUNE® evaluates the companies by measurable social impact, business results, degree of innovation, and corporate integration. To view the entire list, please visit: https://fortune.com/change-the-world/.
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A FORTUNE 500 Company and a member of the S&P 500® index, Henry Schein is headquartered in
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