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UCI Study First To Link Disparities and Pharmacy Deserts in California

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. 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

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.

UCI study first to link disparities and pharmacy deserts in California

 E-Mail 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.

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