Pharmacies
Pharmacies
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Pharmacies
Modern medication and health supplies are an major portion of the senior populations expenditure budget. Timely and convenient access to Pharmacies is a measure of a region's service to seniors.
The Charlottesville local telephone directory and other web-based sources were used to locate pharmacies in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District in order to determine if these facilities were in locations that were convenient and accessible to the aging population. Additional pharmacies not listed in the local telephone directory and other web based sources, may be present in the region.
Travel time to Pharmacies
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The map above positions the pharmacies in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District and shows the approximate time required to travel by automobile to the nearest facility. Additional pharmacies not listed in the local telephone directory and other web based sources, may be present in the region. Therefore, the time required to travel to the nearest pharmacy is only approximate. Because the map only displays pharmacies located in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District, it does not account for people using pharmacies outside of the district. For example, people residing in Gum Spring may not have to travel over an hour to the nearest pharmacy, as they may frequent one outside of the planning district.
Total Time for all Persons 65 Years or Older to Travel to the Nearest Pharmacy for Each Census Block
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The map above positions the pharmacies in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District, and shows the total time for all persons 65 years of age or older required to travel to the nearest pharmacy for each census block. Additional pharmacies not listed in the local telephone directory and other web based sources, may be present in the region. Therefore, the total time required to travel to the nearest facility is only approximate. Because the map only displays pharmacies located in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District, it does not account for people shopping outside of the district. For example, people residing in Gum Spring may not have to travel the amount of time depicted by the map, as they may frequent a pharmacy outside of the planning district.
Mapping the total time for all person 65 years or older to travel to the nearest pharmacy for each census block may assist JABA in identifying the locations in need of transportation assistance. For example, some of the areas with an aggregate eight-hour travel time to the nearest store may have a high population of persons 65 years or older, which have difficulty obtaining prescription medications. Therefore, these are areas in which JABA could direct their services to assist these populations in need.