Equity means allowing every person the opportunity to achieve their optimal health, and the cards are stacked differently for different people. Whether someone lives in a dense, urban environment, or a rural location, not everyone might have the same access to care. Community pharmacies understand the barriers that prevent each person from achieving their optimal health and pharmacists are ideally prepared to work with social determinants of health. Pharmacists have more touchpoints with their patients than other healthcare providers and see their patients two to nine times more than a primary care physician. And with the growing primary care physician gap, this relationship is increasing in importance as pharmacists connect with their patients on a regular basis. Because community pharmacies are more accessible, they're uniquely prepared to battle health equity and ensure all Californians have equal access to healthcare services.