Is Lynn ma Medically underserved?

Lynn is a federally designated Medically Underserved Area and a Health Professional Shortage Area. In our community, providing access to primary care, behavioral health services and dental care has been a continuing challenge. Lynn’s minority population comprises 57.5% of the population, compared to 28.5% statewide.

Who owns Lynn Community Health Center?

LCHC is a National Health Service Corp site. Lynn Community Health Center has been recognized as a 2020 Health Center Quality Leader by HRSA. LCHC has been recognized by HRSA as a 2020 National Quality Leader for Behavioral Health.

What makes a community medically underserved?

Medically Underserved Areas/Populations are areas or populations designated by HRSA as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or a high elderly population.

What qualifies as an underserved community?

(medicine) In regard to health services, refers to populations which are disadvantaged because of ability to pay, ability to access care, ability to access comprehensive healthcare, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.

Who are the underserved populations in healthcare?

Underserved populations include consumers who share one or more of the following characteristics. Receive fewer health care services. Encounter barriers to accessing primary health care services (e.g., economic, cultural, and/or linguistic). Have a lack of familiarity with the health care delivery system.

Is Georgia medically underserved?

Georgia has 148 medically underserved areas or populations, which means that only 11 of Georgia’s 159 counties do not have one or the other. Fulton is Georgia’s most populated county and more than 200,000 people live in communities there designated as either an underserved area or as an underserved population.

What are examples of underserved populations?

These may include persons from underserved communities such as rural areas or impoverished urban sectors, persons in poverty or of low socioeconomic status, the uninsured, persons from variously disadvantaged backgrounds, variously vulnerable children and families, persons who have been mistreated or abused, low income

What is underserved category?

Underserved Populations means communities or groups of people who face additional barriers to the access and receipt of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault services due to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, disability, primary language other than English, gender, age, sexual orientation, geographic location,

Is it underserved or under served?

Use underserved only when talking about services, not as a blanket term for impoverished communities. Use the phrase “under-resourced” as a more accurate way to frame larger issues.