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Plugged in to Public Health: Rural Health Beyond the Mainland; Transportation, Access, and Care in Hawaii

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Description
Discusses how transportation influences healthcare access in rural Hawaii. Discusses how geographic isolation and transportation barriers influence access to primary and preventive care and create high demand for emergency medical services, and details policy implications related to public transit, non-emergency medical transportation, and greater access to primary care. Transcript available below audio player.
Author(s)
Lauren Lavin, John Desfor
Date
02/2026
Organization
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Tagged as
Access · Emergency medical services · Policy · Primary care · Public health · Transportation · Hawaii