Transportation is a Health Equity Issue Factsheet
Year Developed: 2024
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.)
PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors
Clinicians
Language(s): English
Developed by: Health Outreach Partners (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Health Outreach Partners proudly presents a new resource on Transportation and Health Equity. Our newly developed factsheet investigates how transportation impacts access to care and other social determinants of health, analyzes unmet needs & gaps in laws or policies affecting access to transportation, uncovers the structural factors predisposing underserved populations to reduced access to transportation and provides recommendations to health centers on addressing patient transportation inequities and barriers.
Resource Details: Health Outreach Partners proudly presents a new resource on Transportation & Health Equity. Our newly developed factsheet investigates how transportation impacts access to care & other social determinants of health, analyzes unmet needs & gaps in laws or policies affecting access to transportation, uncovers the structural factors predisposing underserved populations to reduced access to transportation and provides recommendations to health centers on addressing patient transportation inequities & barriers.
Resource Topic: Operations, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Administrative Policies, Strategic Planning, Health Equity.
Keywords: Access to Care, Appointments, Non-Clinical Services, Retention in Care.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.