The Changing Face Of Chronic

The age of consumers with chronic health conditions is on the decline. Among the evidence of this change is a recent analysis, Nowhere To Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across The US, that found that obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are rising among young women in the U.S., presenting new challenges for health care providers and policymakers. The prevalence of these conditions in young women is disproportionately prevalent among Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and women living in maternity care deserts (defined in the analysis as a county where there are provider organizations offering obstetric care and . . .