Racial disparities in access to health care infrastructure across US counties
A geographic information systems analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22088328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jingchuan Guo (0000-0001-9799-2592, University of Florida, corresponding author), Sean Dickson (West Health), Lucas A Berenbrok (0000-0001-9479-8209, University of Pittsburgh), Shangbin Tang (0000-0003-2088-2891, University of Pittsburgh), Utibe R Essien (0000-0002-4494-5028, University of Pittsburgh), Inmaculada Hernandez (0000-0002-0118-4986, University of California San Diego) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 897007-897007 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.897007 |
| PMID | 37113167 |
| OpenAlex | W4364367829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Infrastructure system in the U.S. have been shown to be linked to social and health inequities. We calculated driving distance to the closest health care facility for a representative sample of the U.S. population using ArcGIS Network Analyst and a national transportation dataset, and identified areas where Black residents have a longer driving distance to the closest facility than White residents. Our data demonstrated that racial disparities in access to health care facilities presented large geographic variation. Counties with significant racial disparities were concentrated in the Southeast and did not correspond to counties with a greater proportion of the overall population >5 miles to the closest facility, which were concentrated in the Midwest. This geographic variation demonstrates the need to adopt a spatially explicit data driven approach in the design of equitable health care facility establishment that address the specific limitations of the local infrastructure
Business · Cartography · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geographic information system · Geographic variation · Geographical distance · Geography · Health care · Health equity · Location · Population · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |