Category: NCPA USC

High-tech map promotes access to medicine and pharmacy services

USC News, November 2, 2022, Leigh Hopper A USC-developed interactive mapping tool shows the location of every pharmacy in the United States — and which neighborhoods are “pharmacy deserts.” Designing a map that identified ‘pharmacy deserts’ Her latest project is an interactive, nationwide mapping tool showing the location of every pharmacy in the United States…Continue Reading High-tech map promotes access to medicine and pharmacy services

NCPA Collaborates with USC on Groundbreaking Pharmacy Mapping Project

NCPA, October 24, 2022 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Oct. 24, 2022) – A collaboration between the National Community Pharmacists Association and University of Southern California has resulted in a new interactive mapping tool that could promote health equity by identifying pharmacy shortage areas in the United States. It can also help policymakers see the consequences of unfair…Continue Reading NCPA Collaborates with USC on Groundbreaking Pharmacy Mapping Project

NCPA partners with USC School of Pharmacy on access efforts

NCPA. September 9, 2021. The National Community Pharmacists Association is working with the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics to tackle barriers to pharmacy access, including closures. The organizations’ Pharmacy Access Initiative will generate real-time information for various officials, academics and industry leaders to…Continue Reading NCPA partners with USC School of Pharmacy on access efforts