Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare – Organizations
American Public Transportation Association
(APTA)
Serves as the national, nonprofit trade association representing the public transit industry. APTA members include public transit systems, state and local departments of transportation and planning agencies, manufacturers and suppliers of transit equipment, consultants, contractors, and universities.
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Serves as the national, nonprofit trade association representing the public transit industry. APTA members include public transit systems, state and local departments of transportation and planning agencies, manufacturers and suppliers of transit equipment, consultants, contractors, and universities.
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Angel Flight East
Provides free, volunteer-based, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who lack access to transportation for financial or medical reasons. Services communities in 14 northeastern states and provides flights up to 1,000 miles.
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Provides free, volunteer-based, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who lack access to transportation for financial or medical reasons. Services communities in 14 northeastern states and provides flights up to 1,000 miles.
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Angel Flight West
Offers free, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Available only in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For longer flights or flights originating in other regions, go to the Angel Flight America National Patient Travel Center Web Site.
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Offers free, non-emergency air transportation to medical treatment for people who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. Available only in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For longer flights or flights originating in other regions, go to the Angel Flight America National Patient Travel Center Web Site.
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Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living: Accessible Rural Transportation
(APRIL)
Works to develop policies that promote universally accessible rural transportation for people with disabilities. Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities across the rural United States.
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Works to develop policies that promote universally accessible rural transportation for people with disabilities. Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities across the rural United States.
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Center for Excellence in Rural Safety
(CERS)
Provides citizen-centered research, training, and outreach to enhance rural safety and to meet the online and seminar training needs of rural transportation practitioners and policymakers. Research activities explore policy, behavior, and technology approaches, such as projects addressing safety-conscious planning, ITS and rural emergency response, integrated policy approaches, and related human factors, societal trends, and stakeholder needs analysis.
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Provides citizen-centered research, training, and outreach to enhance rural safety and to meet the online and seminar training needs of rural transportation practitioners and policymakers. Research activities explore policy, behavior, and technology approaches, such as projects addressing safety-conscious planning, ITS and rural emergency response, integrated policy approaches, and related human factors, societal trends, and stakeholder needs analysis.
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Community Transportation Association of America
(CTAA)
Provides a wide variety of information on economic development, financing, technical assistance, and a resource depot of publications. Current and future issues of rural and urban public and community transportation are a concern of the CTAA.
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Provides a wide variety of information on economic development, financing, technical assistance, and a resource depot of publications. Current and future issues of rural and urban public and community transportation are a concern of the CTAA.
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Federal Highway Administration
Charged with the responsibility of ensuring that America's roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically up-to-date. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Charged with the responsibility of ensuring that America's roads and highways continue to be the safest and most technologically up-to-date. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Federal Transit Administration
(FTA)
Administers grant programs to serve local communities throughout the United States by ensuring non-discriminatory, equitable, accessible, and safe public transportation for all Americans.
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Administers grant programs to serve local communities throughout the United States by ensuring non-discriminatory, equitable, accessible, and safe public transportation for all Americans.
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ITNAmerica
Leads a national transportation network to provide sustainable, community-based transportation for older adults with mobility needs. Focuses on research, policy analysis, education, and transportation services and programs.
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Leads a national transportation network to provide sustainable, community-based transportation for older adults with mobility needs. Focuses on research, policy analysis, education, and transportation services and programs.
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Mercy Medical Angels
(NPTC)
Works to help patients access charitable medical air transportation resources in the United States. Call 800.296.1217 for assistance.
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Works to help patients access charitable medical air transportation resources in the United States. Call 800.296.1217 for assistance.
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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
(NADTC)
Promotes the availability and accessibility of transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Provides resources on transportation assistance, diversity and inclusion, innovation, coordination, and more.
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Promotes the availability and accessibility of transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Provides resources on transportation assistance, diversity and inclusion, innovation, coordination, and more.
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National Center for Applied Transit Technology
(N-CATT)
Offers resources and assistance for small-urban, rural, and tribal transportation agencies, enabling them to offer efficient, multi-modal transportation options. Provides information on transit solutions, technology, programming, and opportunities.
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Offers resources and assistance for small-urban, rural, and tribal transportation agencies, enabling them to offer efficient, multi-modal transportation options. Provides information on transit solutions, technology, programming, and opportunities.
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National Center for Mobility Management
(NCMM)
Provides information and resources for communities regarding transportation strategies and mobility options that enable people to live independently and that promote health, economic vitality, and self-sufficiency. Search resources by topic: rural.
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Provides information and resources for communities regarding transportation strategies and mobility options that enable people to live independently and that promote health, economic vitality, and self-sufficiency. Search resources by topic: rural.
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National Center for Rural Road Safety
Supports state, local, and tribal agencies with effective rural road safety tools and strategies. Topics covered include safety culture, rural challenges, and a variety of other topics. Includes access to resources, training, technical assistance, and more.
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Supports state, local, and tribal agencies with effective rural road safety tools and strategies. Topics covered include safety culture, rural challenges, and a variety of other topics. Includes access to resources, training, technical assistance, and more.
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National Cooperative Highway Research Program
(NCHRP)
Conducts research in problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance nationwide.
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Conducts research in problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance nationwide.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
Works to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes by enforcing vehicle performance standards and through partnerships with state and local governments. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Works to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes by enforcing vehicle performance standards and through partnerships with state and local governments. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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National Rural Transit Assistance Program
(RTAP)
A federal-state-local partnership that provides training and technical assistance products and services, that are developed nationally, for distribution and replication by the states to local transit agencies. A National Transit Resource Center is supported, which offers access to information and expertise, including an online list of state RTAP contacts.
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A federal-state-local partnership that provides training and technical assistance products and services, that are developed nationally, for distribution and replication by the states to local transit agencies. A National Transit Resource Center is supported, which offers access to information and expertise, including an online list of state RTAP contacts.
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PALS SkyHope
(PALS)
Provides non-emergency medical air transportation to patients at no cost. Works with volunteer pilots to provide flights for patient who cannot access transportation to medical care due to barriers caused by economic, geographic, or other health-related disparities.
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Provides non-emergency medical air transportation to patients at no cost. Works with volunteer pilots to provide flights for patient who cannot access transportation to medical care due to barriers caused by economic, geographic, or other health-related disparities.
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Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
(RTC)
Conducts research on issues of access to transportation and housing, employment and self-employment, independent living services, health and wellness facilities, disability statistics, and inclusion in community planning and activities of people with disabilities. Provides information and training to rural communities on disabilities.
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Conducts research on issues of access to transportation and housing, employment and self-employment, independent living services, health and wellness facilities, disability statistics, and inclusion in community planning and activities of people with disabilities. Provides information and training to rural communities on disabilities.
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Transportation for America
Coalition of housing, business, environmental, public health, transportation, equitable development, and other organizations seeking to align national, state, and local transportation policies with issues like economic opportunity, climate change, energy security, health, housing, and community development.
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Coalition of housing, business, environmental, public health, transportation, equitable development, and other organizations seeking to align national, state, and local transportation policies with issues like economic opportunity, climate change, energy security, health, housing, and community development.
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Transportation Research Board
(TRB)
Promotes leadership in transportation improvements and innovation for rural and urban communities through research, evidence-based information exchange, and advice on all methods of transportation.
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Promotes leadership in transportation improvements and innovation for rural and urban communities through research, evidence-based information exchange, and advice on all methods of transportation.
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Tribal Technical Assistance Program
Provides technical assistance and online training to tribal communities to promote development of the transportation workforce and the safety of roads and bridges.
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Provides technical assistance and online training to tribal communities to promote development of the transportation workforce and the safety of roads and bridges.
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Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
(UGPTI)
Conducts transportation research, education, and outreach to promote the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Project topics includes rural aviation, rural road safety, and rural roads.
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Conducts transportation research, education, and outreach to promote the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Project topics includes rural aviation, rural road safety, and rural roads.
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Last Reviewed: 12/4/2023