American Pharmacists Month (APhM) is in full swing, and I can’t believe how fast it’s going! In past posts, I’ve told you about APhA’s media and community outreach activities. But we cannot forget the activities APhA is conducting for its own staff throughout the month. To recognize APhA staff, who work hard all year long to make sure pharmacy is celebrated and promoted, the APhM team and Work–life Enhancement Committee worked together to prepare activities to inspire our staff. Last year’s staff activities were well received. This year, APhA focused its events around health and wellness.

Events for APhA staff include:

• A blood drive
• The Health Fair for staff and the neighboring U.S. State Department
• Celebratory lunch
• A fun walk around the National Mall
• Introductory Zumba sessions

I would like to thank each of you for all you do to improve medication use and advance patient care. The important message of “Know Your Medicine—Know Your Pharmacist” is being seen in hundreds of activities during October, and the message is really reaching the public. APhA also thanks McNeil Consumer Healthcare, national founding sponsor of APhM, for their continued support of the pharmacy profession.

As always, make sure to send all your celebration photos and videos to aphm@aphanet.org or APhA’s Facebook Page.