2022 New Castle County Community Health Needs Assessment

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APPENDIX B – SECONDARY DATA ASSESSMENT

Medically Underserved Areas and Populations Exhibit 47: Locations of Medically Underserved Areas and Populations, 2022

Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, 2022 and Caliper Maptitude, 2021.

Description Exhibit 47 identifies the location of Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs). Medically Underserved Areas and Populations (MUA/Ps) are designated by HRSA based on an “Index of Medical Underservice.” The index includes the following variables: ratio of

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