Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Transportation
Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act
Provides an overview of the scope of transportation investments in the U.S. Describes the impact of these investments on communities in regards to jobs, services, education, and healthcare in rural communities. Covers rural transportation policy recommendations.
Author(s): Brian Dabson, Thomas G. Johnson, Charles W. Fluharty
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Provides an overview of the scope of transportation investments in the U.S. Describes the impact of these investments on communities in regards to jobs, services, education, and healthcare in rural communities. Covers rural transportation policy recommendations.
Author(s): Brian Dabson, Thomas G. Johnson, Charles W. Fluharty
Date: 04/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Transportation, Distance, and Health Care Utilization for Older Adults in Rural and Small Urban Areas
Highlights a survey studying the impacts of transportation and geography on health care services for older adults in rural and small urban areas. Included individuals aged 60 or older living in the rural Upper Great Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
Author(s): Jeremy Mattson
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
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Highlights a survey studying the impacts of transportation and geography on health care services for older adults in rural and small urban areas. Included individuals aged 60 or older living in the rural Upper Great Plains states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.
Author(s): Jeremy Mattson
Date: 12/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Transit Administration
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Crossing Great Divides: A Guide to Elder Mobility Resources and Solutions in Indian Country
Discusses the impact of transportation services on healthcare access for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian older adults. Provides information about transportation funding opportunities to meet the needs of elders living on reservations. Describes Title VI Aging Services and Tribal Transit Programs.
Date: 2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Discusses the impact of transportation services on healthcare access for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian older adults. Provides information about transportation funding opportunities to meet the needs of elders living on reservations. Describes Title VI Aging Services and Tribal Transit Programs.
Date: 2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Toolkit for Rural Community Coordinated Transportation Services
Provides information, instructions, and lessons learned from rural communities that have implemented coordinated transportation services. Includes details on who needs to be involved in coordinated transportation, how it operates, and its benefits.
Author(s): Jon E. Burkhardt, Charles A. Nelson, Gail Murray, David Koffman
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Transportation Research Board
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Provides information, instructions, and lessons learned from rural communities that have implemented coordinated transportation services. Includes details on who needs to be involved in coordinated transportation, how it operates, and its benefits.
Author(s): Jon E. Burkhardt, Charles A. Nelson, Gail Murray, David Koffman
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Transportation Research Board
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Transportation-Disadvantaged Seniors: Efforts to Enhance Senior Mobility Could Benefit from Additional Guidance and Information
Identifies federal programs that address mobility issues for transportation-disadvantaged seniors, the extent to which those programs meet their needs, and attributes of senior-friendly transportation programs in rural and urban areas. Includes examples of successful programs throughout the country.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Identifies federal programs that address mobility issues for transportation-disadvantaged seniors, the extent to which those programs meet their needs, and attributes of senior-friendly transportation programs in rural and urban areas. Includes examples of successful programs throughout the country.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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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.
Type: Tutorial/Training
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.
Type: Tutorial/Training
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Map/Mapping System
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.
Type: Map/Mapping System
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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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