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Addressing Health Care Disparities in Inland Empire: Lack of Coverage and Accessibility

Explore the challenges faced by uninsured individuals in the Inland Empire, with 17% lacking health care coverage. Discover how factors like income, employment status, and geography impact access to care. Learn about the concerning rates of obesity and heart disease in the region, and ponder the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act. Utilize resources from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, San Bernardino County Health Department, and more to delve deeper into this critical issue.

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Addressing Health Care Disparities in Inland Empire: Lack of Coverage and Accessibility

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  1. Health care Problems in the IE Lack or Insurance Lack of accessibility

  2. Who is uninsured in the IE • As of 2003-lastest stats • 17% of the IE’s non-elderly population does not have health care coverage • The majority of these adults are employed but not offer job-based insurance, earn low wages and work for small companies

  3. Race and Ethnicity

  4. AGE

  5. Gender

  6. Poverty Status

  7. Poverty Guidelines for US

  8. Marital Status

  9. Education (Adult & Parents)

  10. Citizenship

  11. Employment Status(Adults)

  12. Employment Sponsored Insurance (ESI)

  13. Self-Reported Health Status

  14. Have Regular Source of Care

  15. Location of usual care

  16. So why is there a problem

  17. Income less then expenses San Bernardino

  18. Riverside

  19. Typical Wages

  20. National Unemployment rateaccording to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  21. According t the Sun Newspaper • California unemployment rate is 9.6 % which is higher than national at 7.3 %

  22. Lack of Health care and poverty has led to • San Bernardino County • Fourth most obese area in United States • Third highest heart disease rate in state • 71% of school children do not meet fitness standards • Worst healthy food access in state, with six times as many unhealthy food retail outlets as healthy • Two-thirds of adults not meeting recommended physical activity levels

  23. Will the affordable care act help • God only knows

  24. References • UCLA Center for Health Policy Research ,California Health Interview Survey: http//www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/chis/index.html • Sun Newspaper By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer • Posted: 05/16/13, 9:00 PM PDT | • County of San Bernardino Health Department:www.sbcounty./gov/dph/public health/programs_services/healthy

  25. References continue • California Healthcare Foundation:www.chcf,org/cart/presentations/employer-healthbenefits • Living Wage Calculation for Riverside County,California:http://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/0606.5 • Living Wage Calculation for San Bernardino County,California:http://living wage.mit.edu/counties/0606.4

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