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Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Primary care improves the health of communities and decreases health inequities. METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician. Analyses were performed from 2023 to 2024. of census tracts had adequate PCP access.

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Where are counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity and high percentages of Black populations? [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective(s): This research identifies counties that have consistently low rates of primary care physician supply and high percentages of Black populations (Low PCP / High Black). Dataset(s): Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings, 2023 (Trend Data). Dataset(s): Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings, 2023 (Trend Data).

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Breast Cancer Awareness

Family Physicians of Greeley

You should know exactly how your breast tissue feels and if notice even the slightest change, you should see your PCP right away. When I hit the magic age of 40, I was informed by my PCP that I would need to get a mammogram done. We, here at Family Physicians of Greeley, care about the health of our patients and community.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

And actually, just my experience of that actually, I think made me want to be more, to understand more about what was going on in the community and be more part of how we could support older adults in the community, particularly around asian hate, which then I ended up moving to unlock in 2022. Specifically about anti agent hate.