The availability of transportation influences the ability of individuals to access health care, whether in urban, suburban, or rural areas. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that provided information to assist communities in improving transportation access to health care services. The webinar was geared toward providers of transportation services and those of health care services. Presenters discussed how to build relationships that will improve access to health care and provide examples of transportation programs that have met clients’ needs.

The webinar features research from TCRP Report 223: Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health Care Services. For additional resources, see TRB’s blog on Improving Health Care through Transportation.

The presenters' slides and a recording of the webinar are available.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. Constraints affecting transportation and health care providers: Kenneth Hosen, KFH Group, Inc.
2. Building a collaboration: Buffy Ellis, KFH Group, Inc.
3. Case studies and collaborative practices: Harmony Lloyd, MTA Flint
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Sue Knapp, KFH Group, Inc.

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

1. Identify ways health care and transportation providers can work together
2. Apply the most appropriate health accessibility transportation model for your agency

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.