Transportation Barriers
Limited bus routes are an example of this type of barrier.
What is a transportation barrier?
This populations may face transportation challenges related to aging.
Who are older adults?
This intervention involves speaking up for residents transportation needs.
What is advocacy?
Transportation barriers can cause residents to miss these very type of important appointments.
What are healthcare/medical appointments?
Poorly maintained sidewalks make this activity unsafe.
What is walking?
Who are individuals with disabilities?
This intervention identifies residents in need and informs them about available services?
What is outreach?
Residents frequently travel to these type of stores to purchase food.
What are grocery stores?
A lack of these marked street crossings makes crossing roads difficult.
What are crosswalks?
Who are residents with limited financial resources?
A nurse visits a church to identify residents needing transportation and explain available resources?
What is outreach?
Transportation insecurity is considered as an example of this type of influence on health.
What is a social determinant of health?
Improving this helps residents see while traveling at night.
What is street lighting?
Who are older adults, individuals with disabilities, and low income residents?
This intervention develops long term solutions through laws, rules, and regulations.
What is policy development?
Transportation barriers make obtaining this type of care, which is aimed at preventing illness, difficult.
What are preventative care/measures?
Expanding these allows buses to reach underserved neighborhoods.
What are bus routes?
Residents without this type of everyday, personal mode of transportation may depend on buses, trains, or other means of public transportation.
What are personal vehicles? (bikes, cars, etc)
What are advocacy and policy development?
This data driven national initiative promotes environments that support health and well being for all.