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Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Children and adults lack <br />affordable health, dental <br />and mental health care. <br />• IRC healthcare insurance <br />coverage rates are better <br />than state average but <br />remain lower among Black <br />and Hispanic populations. <br />• Lower PCP and MHP than <br />state average. <br />• IRC dental insurance <br />coverage rates are low, <br />averaging 52% among all <br />residents. <br />• Perceived cost as a barrier. <br />• Overall housing cost burden <br />and low food accessibility in <br />certain census tracts <br />contribute. <br />Persistent Problems <br />Too many: <br />• Low-income seniors live <br />alone, socially -isolated. <br />• 68% of low-income seniors <br />who live alone are women. <br />• Low-income seniors <br />smoking, drinking, at risk <br />of adverse health <br />incidents. <br />• Rates of smoking, heavy <br />drinking among IRC adults <br />65 and older more than twice <br />state average. <br />10/06/2020 5.A. <br />9 <br />� • f5 <br />