WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 18, 2026) — The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applaud the introduction of a House of Representatives resolution recognizing Sept. 20 as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day. Established in 2023 by ASHP and APhA during Suicide Prevention Month, the annual observance is dedicated to raising awareness, eliminating stigma, and fostering conversations that can save lives.

August 28, 2026 (Montréal, QC):  Pharmacy leaders, invited from around the world, gathered in Montréal today for an international forum on advancing pharmacists’ integration into primary health care, where they identified workforce readiness, sustainable funding models, supportive regulatory frameworks and interprofessional collaboration as key conditions for consistent and sustainable integration. The findings will inform a joint CPhA–APhA report intended to support policy development and health-system implementation in Canada, the United States and internationally with FIP.

Childhood vaccine recommendations must be grounded in science. No new evidence has been found to justify significant changes to childhood immunization guidance, and decades of research involving millions of people show no link between vaccines and autism.