Transportation

The RHIhub has provided guidance, resources, model programs, and information on transportation in rural communities. The Rural Transportation Toolkit provides guidance, resources, and model programs to aid the development, implementation, and evaluation of transportation programs to support rural communities.

This session covered key findings from the RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Support Year 1 Noncompeting Continuation Report.

Transportation can be a barrier to health and healthcare in rural communities. The Transportation Technical Assistance Coordination Library (TACL) provides a sustainable methodology and platform for access and findability of rural and tribal transit coordination resources across a diverse range of transportation technical assistance centers and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The Community Transportation Database, developed by the National Center for Mobility Management (NCMM), allows you to use a map to explore state and local transportation providers and their related information.

Public transit and health care should be closely linked. Often that is not happening. This session addressed how community partnerships between the health care and transportation sectors develop and can be encouraged.