A great segment that highlights the pharmacy deserts on Chicago’s south and west sides and the impact on health outcomes for seniors.  The loss of retail health care in these communities also plays a role in sustaining and exacerbating disparities in health access.

https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/chicago-cvs-closures-cause-major-headaches-for-lowincome-seniors/271b7fc6-d466-42cf-9054-a79ff84c10d4?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Web-Share

2020 Census Could Lead to Worst Undercount of Black/Latinx People in 30 Years

If census data is one of the critical data sets to determine medically-underserved areas and populations (MUAs/MUPs), support the Bureau of Primary Health Care’s sanctions for New Access Points, and also determines public resource allocation (Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and WIC), then what would the long-term implications be for health care, safety net health systems, and Federally Qualified Health Centers?

Link to article below from the Urban Institute:

“2020 Census: Who’s At Risk of Being Miscounted?” https://urbn.is/2020census