Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is joining with telemedicine firm Grand Rounds and digital health company Doctor on Demand to launch a targeted program to tackle health disparities among African American workers.
“We have nearly 300,000 Black and African American (employees) and about 50% of our workforce is comprised of people of color, so we spend quite a bit of time thinking about how do we impact and how do we create change here,” Lisa Woods, Walmart’s vice president of physical and emotional wellbeing, said in a press release.
Walmart is part of a group of large employers, including Target, Best Buy, Medtronic, and State Farm, that are spearheading a new initiative called the Black Community Innovation Coalition in partnership with Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand. Combined, the group employs more than 500,000 African American workers.
