In the first three months of 2012, the Red Med Box program collected 587 lbs. of out-dated and unwanted medications from local residents. This collection total represents approximately 250,000 pills.

According to Sheriff Richard C. Fuller III, "This is a tremendous result in such a short period of time. With the Red Med Box, we have made disposal of unwanted medications both safe and convenient. And most importantly, we are making sure these drugs don't end up in the wrong hands."

The Red Med Box program was inaugurated October 27, 2011 at four police departments in Kalamazoo County. Each department has a secured drop box in the police department lobby and is available during normal business hours. Red Med Boxes are located at:

1. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm  269.337.8101

KALAMAZOO--A view of health care reform from the employer's perspective will come into sharper focus this month when a visiting health economics expert speaks at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series.

Anne Crumlish, a principal and health care actuary at Aon Hewitt's health care and benefits practice based in Atlanta, will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Room 2028 of Brown Hall. Her presentation, titled "Health Care Reform Legislation ... The Employer's Perspective," is free and open to the public.

Crumlish manages a wide range of consulting engagements related to broad health and welfare benefits with a focus on strategy, design and financial management of benefit programs. She is a key member of Aon Hewitt's national health care reform team, serving as a health care reform expert on compliance, financial and strategic issues for numerous clients across the country.