higi Smart Health Station platform to continue to be provided as a free resource to Rite Aid shoppers to deepen health and wellness resources in store

The extended partnership will allow Rite Aid to provide an important digital access point to care resources to store visitors through higiChicago, IL – May 15, 2019 – higi, a consumer health engagement platform who partners with leading retailers to enable care access points via a connected network of smart health stations, today announced the extension of its longstanding partnership with the Rite Aid Corporation.higi stations offer free health screenings to consumers, as well as interactive educational content focused on awareness, prevention and management of some of today’s most pervasive chronic conditions. Additionally, the network serves as an access point to care for consumers who may choose to engage with a trusted healthcare organization such as Rite Aid through higi’s platform.“The extension of our Rite Aid partnership signals the importance of pharmacy retail as a partner in health for today’s consumers,” said Jeff Bennett, CEO at higi. “Rite Aid continues to provide an industry-leading health and wellness experience for consumers. We are thrilled to extend this partnership and work jointly to connect shoppers to the right care resources at the right time, while providing smarter access to in-store health and wellness services.”Rite Aid and higi first partnered together in 2014 to offer free health screenings through higi in Rite Aid stores. Since then, higi stations in Rite Aid stores have conducted more than 53 million screenings, with nearly 8 million in 2018 alone.“higi offers a valuable resource to our customers in Rite Aid stores,” said Summer Kerley, Rite Aid’s vice president of clinical services. “The higi station experience offers reliable and important health information to Rite Aid customers to help them manage their health and wellness, and take the right steps toward improving it. We look forward to our continued partnership.”As the retail industry continues to evolve, and consumers demand more immediate and digital access to care resources, higi remains committed to partnering with leading retail partners like Rite Aid that act as points of trust in the communities where they operate, and serve as an essential connection point between consumers and the care they need.##ABOUT HIGIhigi is a consumer health engagement company making it easier for all people to measure, track and act on their health data through a free nationwide network of over 10,000 FDA-cleared self-screening smart health stations located in pharmacy retailers and other community points of trust.  Enhanced by over 80 different third-party integrations (i.e. apps, devices, monitors, EHRs and more), higi’s smart health stations connect across the existing healthcare ecosystem, bridging station activity with digital tools to interact with consumers on the go and extend engagement, making it easier for consumers to remain active in their health.  Healthcare stakeholders use higi as a new access point to better reach, connect with and activate targeted populations; collect biometric and other health determinant data to stratify and prioritize; motivate consumers to take specific actions at a point of care or within the expanding care ecosystem activated by higi connectivity.  To date, more than 56 million people have used a higi station to conduct over 322 million biometric tests.  For more information, visit us at www.higi.com. Contact: Ariana Bennett | abennett@higi.com | (312) 504-0024