Health Disparities in Appalachia Ohio
Key Findings
Disparities and Bright Spots: Key Findings
Author: Appalachian Regional Commission
Citation: Appalachian Regional Commission. (2020). Health policy news. Health Policy Institute of Ohio.
Appalachia Ohio has significantly less access to healthcare compared to the country’s average. Each main category of healthcare, such as primary care, mental health physicians, specialty providers, and dentists, are scarce in Appalachia Ohio compared to the rest of Ohio and the rest of the country.
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- The supply of primary care physicians per 100,000 population in Appalachia Ohio is 25 percent lower than the national average, and 30 percent lower than the average in non-Appalachian Ohio
- The supply of mental health providers per 100,000 population in Appalachia Ohio is 51 percent lower than the national average, and 41 percent lower than the average in non-Appalachian Ohio.
- The supply of specialty physicians per 100,000 population in Appalachian Ohio is 60 percent lower than the national average, and 65 percent lower than the average in non-Appalachian Ohio.
- The supply of dentists per 100,000 population in Appalachia Ohio is 36 percent lower than the national average, and 33 percent lower than the average in non-Appalachian Ohio.
- Electronic prescribing is less common in Appalachia Ohio (64.8 percent of prescriptions) than in the nation as a whole (65.8 percent) and is less common than in non- Appalachian Ohio (74.2 percent of prescriptions).
Health Disparities in Appalachia: Health Care Systems
Disparities and Bright Spots: Health Care Systems
Source: Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia
Publication Year: 2021
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Information:
Map of Ohio with primary care physicians per 100,000 population. (Page 219)
- 56.7 primary care physicians per 100,000 population in Appalachia Ohio, compared to 77.1 for Ohio and 75.7 for the United States
- Map of Ohio of Specialty Physicians per 100,000 Population in Ohio (Page 231)
