Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare.
The Future of Rural Transportation and Mobility for Older Adults: Current Trends and Future Directions in Technology-Enabled Solutions
Focuses on transformation of mobility for older adults in rural areas through innovation in transportation solutions. Describes how mobility restrictions are a social determinant of health, and the ways in which this can adversely impact health and independence for older rural people.
Author(s): Andrew Broderick
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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Focuses on transformation of mobility for older adults in rural areas through innovation in transportation solutions. Describes how mobility restrictions are a social determinant of health, and the ways in which this can adversely impact health and independence for older rural people.
Author(s): Andrew Broderick
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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Research Pays Off - Wyoming Intercity Bus Service Study: Finding and Filling the Gaps in Rural Areas
Report details the connectivity of the intercity bus (ICB) service in Wyoming. Discusses the ICB's ability to reach rural areas and the proposed changes to improve connectivity across the state.
Author(s): David Kack
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Montana State University Western Transportation Institute
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Report details the connectivity of the intercity bus (ICB) service in Wyoming. Discusses the ICB's ability to reach rural areas and the proposed changes to improve connectivity across the state.
Author(s): David Kack
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Montana State University Western Transportation Institute
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Promising Practices for Increasing Access to Transportation in Rural Communities
Report details several best practice program models for overcoming barriers to accessing transportation services in rural communities, which are featured in the Rural Transportation Toolkit. Discusses the necessity of reliable transportation for the well-being of rural people.
Author(s): Alycia Bayne, Alexa Siegfried, Patricia Stauffer, Alana Knudson
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Report details several best practice program models for overcoming barriers to accessing transportation services in rural communities, which are featured in the Rural Transportation Toolkit. Discusses the necessity of reliable transportation for the well-being of rural people.
Author(s): Alycia Bayne, Alexa Siegfried, Patricia Stauffer, Alana Knudson
Date: 04/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Toolkit
Provides information and resources to address rural transportation safety issues. Discusses crash countermeasures, traffic management, operations and maintenance, emergency services, surface transportation and weather, rural transit and mobility, and tourism and travel information.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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Provides information and resources to address rural transportation safety issues. Discusses crash countermeasures, traffic management, operations and maintenance, emergency services, surface transportation and weather, rural transit and mobility, and tourism and travel information.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety
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2017 Transportation Trends Topic Spotlight: Rural Travel Training
Presents a report on rural travel training programs. Discusses the challenges and opportunities rural elderly and people with disabilities face in navigating their communities. Features several examples of programs exhibiting best practices.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Presents a report on rural travel training programs. Discusses the challenges and opportunities rural elderly and people with disabilities face in navigating their communities. Features several examples of programs exhibiting best practices.
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning
Details a report on community transportation planning based on economic performance. Discusses measures to factor in the demands of local economies and community wealth creation into transportation planning. Features several rural examples.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Details a report on community transportation planning based on economic performance. Discusses measures to factor in the demands of local economies and community wealth creation into transportation planning. Features several rural examples.
Date: 01/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Handbook for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination
Details the background and highlights models of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid beneficiaries. Includes information for human services and public transportation to coordinate with NEMT. Features a companion document that breaks down NEMT by state.
Additional links: Read Online, State-by-State Profiles for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination
Date: 2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Details the background and highlights models of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid beneficiaries. Includes information for human services and public transportation to coordinate with NEMT. Features a companion document that breaks down NEMT by state.
Additional links: Read Online, State-by-State Profiles for Examining the Effects of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Brokerages on Transportation Coordination
Date: 2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Toolkit for Operating a Rural Transportation Voucher Program
Discusses elements needed for a rural transportation voucher program. Identifies key players and examines ways to develop partnerships, acquire funding, develop policies, and publicize programs. Includes appendices with statistics on sample programs in 10 states, policy guidelines, a sample workbook, and transportation resources.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living
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Discusses elements needed for a rural transportation voucher program. Identifies key players and examines ways to develop partnerships, acquire funding, develop policies, and publicize programs. Includes appendices with statistics on sample programs in 10 states, policy guidelines, a sample workbook, and transportation resources.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living
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Aging in Place in Small Urban and Rural Communities
Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Medical Transportation Service is a Lifesaver for Rural Missourians
Shares the stories of two Missouri veterans who rely on the HealthTran, a non-emergent transportation service, to access healthcare. Provides an overview of how the service meets the needs of rural residents.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shares the stories of two Missouri veterans who rely on the HealthTran, a non-emergent transportation service, to access healthcare. Provides an overview of how the service meets the needs of rural residents.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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