Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Transportation
Transportation Issues Affecting Independent Grocers and Fresh Food Distribution: A Comparison Study of Rural and Urban Communities in the US
Examines the factors impacting fresh food distribution by independent grocers in rural and urban areas of the United States. Discusses food access, transportation concerns, roadways, logistics, markets, and more. Includes a profile of the northernmost rural counties in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Michelle Miller, Aichih (Jasmine) Chang, Regina Hirsch, Jim (Junmin) Shi, David Long
Date: 03/2025
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Examines the factors impacting fresh food distribution by independent grocers in rural and urban areas of the United States. Discusses food access, transportation concerns, roadways, logistics, markets, and more. Includes a profile of the northernmost rural counties in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Michelle Miller, Aichih (Jasmine) Chang, Regina Hirsch, Jim (Junmin) Shi, David Long
Date: 03/2025
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Non-Health Care Costs Associated with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Visitation
Summarizes household expenses associated with neonatal intensive care unit visitation including transportation, lost wages, lodging, childcare, and more. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan comparisons in Appendix Table 2.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Evan Ellicott, Christina Kim, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 3(3)
Date: 03/2025
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Summarizes household expenses associated with neonatal intensive care unit visitation including transportation, lost wages, lodging, childcare, and more. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan comparisons in Appendix Table 2.
Author(s): Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Evan Ellicott, Christina Kim, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 3(3)
Date: 03/2025
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Complete Streets: Policy Planning Process for Rural Communities
Discusses the planning for complete streets in rural areas, a type of accessible transportation infrastructure which allows for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, therefore promoting safety as well as healthier and more active communities. Focuses on complete streets policy development, agency coordination, implementation, and monitoring.
Author(s): Krishna Kunapareddy
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Discusses the planning for complete streets in rural areas, a type of accessible transportation infrastructure which allows for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, therefore promoting safety as well as healthier and more active communities. Focuses on complete streets policy development, agency coordination, implementation, and monitoring.
Author(s): Krishna Kunapareddy
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Development Organizations
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Western Reserve Independent Living Center: Leaders in Disability Advocacy for Eastern Ohio
Highlights the work of a rural Ohio Center for Independent Living (CIL) related to advocacy at both the individual and system levels. Includes specific examples related to transportation and outreach.
Author(s): Lillie Greiman, Luke Santore, Rayna Sage
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Highlights the work of a rural Ohio Center for Independent Living (CIL) related to advocacy at both the individual and system levels. Includes specific examples related to transportation and outreach.
Author(s): Lillie Greiman, Luke Santore, Rayna Sage
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center 2025 Innovations Showcase
Highlights 6 programs offering transportation services that are innovative in accessibility, coordination, cross-jurisdictional boundaries, healthcare access, and technology, particularly for older adults and people with disabilities. Includes rural-focused programs in Michigan and South Carolina, offering lessons learned and advice for replication.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Highlights 6 programs offering transportation services that are innovative in accessibility, coordination, cross-jurisdictional boundaries, healthcare access, and technology, particularly for older adults and people with disabilities. Includes rural-focused programs in Michigan and South Carolina, offering lessons learned and advice for replication.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Washington's Health Workforce Sentinel Network Findings Brief: Rural Health Clinics
Describes reasons for long vacancies and high turnover and retention problems at Washington Rural Health Clinics, based on survey responses collected from 2022-2025. Examines problems such as lack of child care, housing, delays in licensing, and workplace violence.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: The Health Workforce Sentinel Network, UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Describes reasons for long vacancies and high turnover and retention problems at Washington Rural Health Clinics, based on survey responses collected from 2022-2025. Examines problems such as lack of child care, housing, delays in licensing, and workplace violence.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: The Health Workforce Sentinel Network, UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Barriers to Participation in Clinical Trials of Rural Older Adult Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study
Explores barriers to clinical trial participation for older cancer survivors living in rural areas. Utilizes semi-structured interviews to discuss challenges such as lack of transportation, limited communication with providers, age, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Laura M. Hincapie Prisco, Saloni Sharma, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12852
Date: 2025
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Explores barriers to clinical trial participation for older cancer survivors living in rural areas. Utilizes semi-structured interviews to discuss challenges such as lack of transportation, limited communication with providers, age, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Laura M. Hincapie Prisco, Saloni Sharma, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12852
Date: 2025
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America at a Glance: Rural Transit Funding Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Analyzes National Transit Database data from 2018 through 2022 to describe changes to rural transit funding related to COVID-19. Offers comparisons based on rural or urban status, region, and county.
Author(s): Andrew Myers, Luke Santore
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Analyzes National Transit Database data from 2018 through 2022 to describe changes to rural transit funding related to COVID-19. Offers comparisons based on rural or urban status, region, and county.
Author(s): Andrew Myers, Luke Santore
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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What We Heard: Initial Feedback on The Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging
Summarizes feedback offered to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) on Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging, a plan for creating a national set of recommendations for healthy aging and age-friendly communities. Notes rural concerns related to transportation, internet access, safety, and healthcare access.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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Summarizes feedback offered to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) on Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging, a plan for creating a national set of recommendations for healthy aging and age-friendly communities. Notes rural concerns related to transportation, internet access, safety, and healthcare access.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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2024 Research Report: Collaborative on Economic Mobility
Provides a landscape analysis of the Collaborative on Economic Mobility (CEM) cooperative agreement, which focuses on the implementation and strengthening of economic mobility practices. Discusses issues such as social inequities, early childhood education, healthcare access, family and community services, workforce development, policy, housing, transportation, and more. Includes consideration of rural communities, with comparisons of rural versus nonrural employment growth.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: ACF Office of Community Services
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Provides a landscape analysis of the Collaborative on Economic Mobility (CEM) cooperative agreement, which focuses on the implementation and strengthening of economic mobility practices. Discusses issues such as social inequities, early childhood education, healthcare access, family and community services, workforce development, policy, housing, transportation, and more. Includes consideration of rural communities, with comparisons of rural versus nonrural employment growth.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: ACF Office of Community Services
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