On this page we have written about news deserts, food deserts, and legal deserts. Now we can add pharmacy desert to this list. At the end of June, Rite Aid has closed all of its stores in the Johnstown area. The Center for Rural Pennsylvania has published a fact sheet on Pharmacy deserts in RuralContinue reading “Rite Aid and Pharmacy Deserts”
Tag Archives: Health Care
Unhealthy Days as a Predictor of Trump’s Vote
In my last post I reported on how median income and the % having at least some college in a county predicted support for Donald Trump in that county in Pennsylvania. These were univariate correlations with Trump’s vote. One sociologist I know commented that median income would not be significant if I controlled for moreContinue reading “Unhealthy Days as a Predictor of Trump’s Vote”
Medicaid Cuts: A Threat to Johnstown’s Most Vulnerable
Lyrical Capo has written another post. This time it’s on the Defend Medicaid rally held by the group Locals for Good. She details how Medicaid cuts are a threat to Johnstown’s most vulnerable. Below is the video she took at the rally. Above is the video I took of all of the speakers. Imagine losingContinue reading “Medicaid Cuts: A Threat to Johnstown’s Most Vulnerable”
The Impact of Medicaid Cuts in the Alleghenies
On April 21, a forum was held at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown campus, on the impact of Medicaid cuts in the Alleghenies. The event was sponsored by the group Locals for Good. The Trump administration proposes slashing $880 billion in spending cuts to pay for his 2017 tax cuts because these tax cuts areContinue reading “The Impact of Medicaid Cuts in the Alleghenies”
Pandemic Life Expectancies for Race in Pennsylvania
The 2025 County Health Rankings are out. Their current health model is in the video above. This may be the last time that the rankings are released. This is due to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s decision to discontinue funding. For this post, I will focus on pandemic life expectancies for race in the Alleghenies.Continue reading “Pandemic Life Expectancies for Race in Pennsylvania”
Single Payer and Mass Movements
With all of the horror at the cuts being made by the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), there are planned economic boycotts which can be seen in the image below. The cuts to Medicaid will do serious harm to many at the lower end of the economic scale. The Democrats are currently focused on maintainingContinue reading “Single Payer and Mass Movements”
Black Life-Expectancy and the Pandemic in the Alleghenies
While looking at the numbers for Johnstown and Altoona in the last post, I looked at the county health rankings for Blair County. To my surprise the life expectancy for African-Americans there (65.1 years) was close to that for Cambria County (63.7 years). This is despite Blair County having a relatively high overall heath rankingContinue reading “Black Life-Expectancy and the Pandemic in the Alleghenies”
A Closer Look at Altoona and Johnstown
With the arrest of Luigi Mangione, Altoona has been in the news lately. He is charged with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. I have covered Johnstown, PA extensively because I live here. Because they are in the news I thought that I would take a closer look atContinue reading “A Closer Look at Altoona and Johnstown”
Health Priorities at the 2024 Health Summit
On August 15, 2024, the Center for Population Health held its annual Community Health and Human Services Summit at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus. The video above shows a talk by Emily Lebo of the office of Health Equity. She reviews the health statistics for the area and health priorities at the healthContinue reading “Health Priorities at the 2024 Health Summit”
A Closer Look at Cambria and Somerset Chlamydia Rates
Two weeks ago I looked at Chlamydia and mortality rates from all causes in Cambria and Somerset County zip codes. This week I thought I would take a look at how chlamydia rates are correlated with social ailments in the county zip codes. The first variable I looked with Chlamydia rates Mortality from drug useContinue reading “A Closer Look at Cambria and Somerset Chlamydia Rates”