Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Transportation
Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles to Coordination Persist
Discusses 62 federal programs that fund a variety of transportation services, including transportation for health and medical care, for the transportation-disadvantaged. Also includes discussion of the role of coordination in improving access to transportation.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2003
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses 62 federal programs that fund a variety of transportation services, including transportation for health and medical care, for the transportation-disadvantaged. Also includes discussion of the role of coordination in improving access to transportation.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2003
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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National Rural Transit Assistance Program Cost Allocation Calculator
An interactive calculator for transit agencies to assist in determining expenses by various travel modes, jurisdictions, and service types, as well as costs of services for grant funding management and planning. Includes a Microsoft Excel and Access version.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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An interactive calculator for transit agencies to assist in determining expenses by various travel modes, jurisdictions, and service types, as well as costs of services for grant funding management and planning. Includes a Microsoft Excel and Access version.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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Mobility Management Certificate Program
Free training offering participants the skills and knowledge to identify community transportation barriers and resources at the community, state, and national levels. At the completion of the course, participants will have developed their own national, state, and local mobility management resources toolkit. Course content covers mobility management basics, community health needs assessments, inclusivity, and the mobility ecosystem.
Sponsoring organization: Community Asset Builders, LLC
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Free training offering participants the skills and knowledge to identify community transportation barriers and resources at the community, state, and national levels. At the completion of the course, participants will have developed their own national, state, and local mobility management resources toolkit. Course content covers mobility management basics, community health needs assessments, inclusivity, and the mobility ecosystem.
Sponsoring organization: Community Asset Builders, LLC
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Native Community Data Profiles
Provides interactive data profiles and maps of Native communities, including American Indian reservations, Alaska Native village statistical areas, Hawaiian home lands, and other Native geographies. Covers geographic characteristics, population, demographics, housing, transportation, internet, healthy food, and healthcare, including data on life expectancy, primary care physicians, dentists, hospitals, births, and deaths. Displays key infrastructure locations, including Indian Health Service facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Provides interactive data profiles and maps of Native communities, including American Indian reservations, Alaska Native village statistical areas, Hawaiian home lands, and other Native geographies. Covers geographic characteristics, population, demographics, housing, transportation, internet, healthy food, and healthcare, including data on life expectancy, primary care physicians, dentists, hospitals, births, and deaths. Displays key infrastructure locations, including Indian Health Service facilities.
Sponsoring organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program: Stroke Transfer Map
Provides interactive maps showing transfer patterns of stroke patients between community hospitals and tertiary hospitals in Wisconsin in order to improve hospital and EMS access and identify gaps in care. Provides data on driving times and distances.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Provides interactive maps showing transfer patterns of stroke patients between community hospitals and tertiary hospitals in Wisconsin in order to improve hospital and EMS access and identify gaps in care. Provides data on driving times and distances.
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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The Arizona Social Vulnerability Index (ASVI)
Adapts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to include factors specific to Arizona. Includes interactive data at the census tract level covering social determinants of health, household characteristics, race and ethnicity, housing, transportation, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Adapts the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to include factors specific to Arizona. Includes interactive data at the census tract level covering social determinants of health, household characteristics, race and ethnicity, housing, transportation, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Elder Index
Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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Rural Funding Eligibility Tool
A mapping tool that helps users determine if their location may be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding programs.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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A mapping tool that helps users determine if their location may be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding programs.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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Transportation and Health Status
Analyzes the relationship between access to transportation and health status. Provides data on physical and mental health related to vehicle availability, with data broken down by state and county and categorized as metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Analyzes the relationship between access to transportation and health status. Provides data on physical and mental health related to vehicle availability, with data broken down by state and county and categorized as metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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