Disadvantaged Groups Have Greater Spatial Access to Pharmacies in New York State

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Examines spatial pharmacy access in low-income and racial minority communities across New York State. Utilizes population weighted mean shortest road network distance (PWMSD) to examine distance to closest pharmacy. Includes Census Tract-level maps showing demographics such as poverty, education level, Black, and Hispanic/Latino quartile percentages and the correlation to pharmacy access. Includes discussion about how rurality factors into pharmacy access for disadvantaged groups.

Abhinav Suri, James Quinn, Raymond R. Balise, et al.

BMC Health Services Research, 24, 471

04/2024

Access · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Poverty · Statistics and data · New York