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UCI Study First To Link Disparities and ‘Pharmacy Deserts’ in California
Findings demonstrate how factors such as poverty further reduce access to pharmacies.
By Nedda Bozorgmehri
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021 In the United States, Black, Latino and low-income communities have historically lacked nearby access to pharmacy services. To provide the first record of these “pharmacy deserts” in Los Angeles County, a University of California, Irvine study identified communities where the nearest pharmacy was at least one mile away.
UCI study first to identify and characterize pharmacy deserts in California
In the United States, Black, Latino and low-income communities have historically lacked nearby access to pharmacy services. To provide the first record of these pharmacy deserts in Los Angeles County, a University of California, Irvine study identified communities where the nearest pharmacy was at least one mile away.
Unlike previous studies, this one describes pharmacy deserts in terms of social determinants of health - such as owning a vehicle, crime rates and poverty - to determine which communities have the greatest need for pharmacy access. Published in the
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, it is the first study to look at pharmacy deserts in the state of California.
Another hurdle for Californians in desperate need of COVID-19 vaccines: A quarter of Los Angeles residents - 2.4 MILLION people - live in pharmacy deserts, study finds
A total of 2.4 million if Los Angeles County s 10 million residents live in so-called pharmacy deserts
The median distance to the nearest retail pharmacy for residents in pharmacy deserts was 1.38 miles compared to 0.5 miles for pharmacy non-deserts
Residents in pharmacy deserts were more likely to be Black and Hispanic, speak English as a second language and live under the federal poverty level
Experts worry this will make it more difficult to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines, especially among one of the nation s worst hit areas
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Irvine, Calif., Jan. 6, 2021 In the United States, Black, Latino and low-income communities have historically lacked nearby access to pharmacy services. To provide the first record of these pharmacy deserts in Los Angeles County, a University of California, Irvine study identified communities where the nearest pharmacy was at least one mile away.
Unlike previous studies, this one describes pharmacy deserts in terms of social determinants of health - such as owning a vehicle, crime rates and poverty - to determine which communities have the greatest need for pharmacy access. Published in the
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, it is the first study to look at pharmacy deserts in the state of California.
Utah Health Policy Project is presenting a virtual conference on Health Policy Solutions. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 12, from 8:30-2:30 pm. Register here.
8:30 AM: Welcome
8:45 to 9:30 AM- COVID-19 in Utah Looking Back and Looking Forward (panel 1 webpage)
9:30 to 10:00 AM- National Update on COVID-19 from Dr. Julie Morita (keynote 1 webpage)
10:30 to 11:00 AM – Federal Health Policy Update from Frederick Isasi (keynote 2 webpage)
11:05 AM to 12:05 PM – Racial Health Disparities, COVID-19, and How Medicaid Can Help (panel 2 webpage)
12:15 to 1:15 PM – Filling the Gap by Addressing Oral Health Equity (panel 3 webpage)
1:30 to 2:00 PM – Health Policy Index (presentation webpage)
2:00 to 2:30 PM – State Health Policy Update (keynote 3 webpage)