Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Transportation
New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Elder Index
Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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Tool offering cost of living comparisons at the county, state, or metropolitan area levels based on household and health characteristics. Includes breakdown of monthly expenses for food, transportation, health, housing, and miscellaneous expenses.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston
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Build for the Future Funding Navigator
Database of funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and other agencies related to climate, energy, housing, workforce, broadband, transportation, and environmental justice.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: HUD Exchange
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Database of funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), and other agencies related to climate, energy, housing, workforce, broadband, transportation, and environmental justice.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: HUD Exchange
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Rural Funding Eligibility Tool
A mapping tool that helps users determine if their location may be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding programs.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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A mapping tool that helps users determine if their location may be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding programs.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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Transportation and Health Status
Analyzes the relationship between access to transportation and health status. Provides data on physical and mental health related to vehicle availability, with data broken down by state and county and categorized as metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Analyzes the relationship between access to transportation and health status. Provides data on physical and mental health related to vehicle availability, with data broken down by state and county and categorized as metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Strategies for Reaching People with Limited Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Identifies approaches to help those who may need assistance accessing COVID-19 vaccination. Addresses strategies related to appointment scheduling, transportation, help for paid and unpaid caregivers, reaching those who are homebound or isolated, and vaccine hesitancy. Offers resources for state health officials.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Identifies approaches to help those who may need assistance accessing COVID-19 vaccination. Addresses strategies related to appointment scheduling, transportation, help for paid and unpaid caregivers, reaching those who are homebound or isolated, and vaccine hesitancy. Offers resources for state health officials.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
Data tool that maps social vulnerability at the county-level, which indicates communities that would most likely require support during an emergency, natural disaster, or public health crisis. Data dashboard can present data by state and can be customized based on level of vulnerability according to 6 themes, including socioeconomic status, household composition and disability status, language and minority status, healthcare infrastructure, medical vulnerability, and housing type and transportation.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
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Data tool that maps social vulnerability at the county-level, which indicates communities that would most likely require support during an emergency, natural disaster, or public health crisis. Data dashboard can present data by state and can be customized based on level of vulnerability according to 6 themes, including socioeconomic status, household composition and disability status, language and minority status, healthcare infrastructure, medical vulnerability, and housing type and transportation.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
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Rides That Save Lives Toolkit: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity for Older People
Provides strategies and best practices to help community organizations, mobility providers, and other partners improve vaccine access for older adults. Includes information to help reach people who are homebound, who no longer drive, have a disability, or lack caregiver support. Also covers how to address concerns about vaccine safety.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Age Friendly Arizona
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Provides strategies and best practices to help community organizations, mobility providers, and other partners improve vaccine access for older adults. Includes information to help reach people who are homebound, who no longer drive, have a disability, or lack caregiver support. Also covers how to address concerns about vaccine safety.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Age Friendly Arizona
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National Center for Mobility Management Covid-19 Resource Center
Shares examples of how transit agencies are helping with COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Includes recorded webinars showing how transportation and public health agencies can collaborate to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. Also provides examples of how transit agencies are contributing to vaccination efforts.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Mobility Management
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Shares examples of how transit agencies are helping with COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Includes recorded webinars showing how transportation and public health agencies can collaborate to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. Also provides examples of how transit agencies are contributing to vaccination efforts.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Mobility Management
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