MOUNT VERNON — Joe Porter is good at keeping secrets, but there is one he does not mind sharing. In…
Lack of transportation services in low-income communities greatly affects people’s health and well-being, creating barriers to social determinants of health…
The City of Lake Wales is partnering with local area transit provider Citrus Connection to provide a community circulator for…
Economic instability, food insecurity, lack of support and transportation access are the top social barriers to senior health, according to Alignment…
According to Mark D. Fleming, PhD, MS, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkely School of Public Health, and colleagues,…
Eskenazi Health is providing fresh food to the community at the “Fresh for You Market on Wheels,” a mobile grocery…
HIRTA recently announced that HIRTA Flex is currently operating in the city of Perry. Funding for this service is made…
A new initiative in Union County is set to help families in crisis find the resources they need with less…
Mobility leaders from around the country gathered in person and virtually to learn about successful cross-sector partnerships that are making…
Of the population included in the analysis, the mean (SD) age was 34.4 (25.9) years, and 54.3% were female. Among…
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine discovered that the cost of providing evidence-based solutions for food, housing, transportation and…
The lived environment has a significant impact on individuals’ health outcomes. For instance, outcomes can depend on access to surrounding resources,…
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK is a county covering an area the size of West Virginia with a population about the size…
A collaboration between UC San Diego Health and 211 San Diego, a region-wide, non-profit referral service that connects anyone living…
Community paramedicine is expanding nationwide, including in rural areas, as health care providers, insurers and state governments recognize its potential…
More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transportation missed or skipped a medical…
For adults with and without cancer history, delayed care due to lack of transportation is associated with increased emergency department…
Simplified: The Sioux Falls School District is revamping its entire after-school program and shifting to community learning centers, set to open…
Children in low-opportunity neighborhoods—where employment options are few, transportation is unreliable, and crime and poverty rates are high—face an increased risk of premature…
University of North Carolina Health aimed to increase screening both to inform patient care and to understand population level needs.…
Financing healthcare organizations’ involvement in social risk interventions would require multiple funding approaches and is not guaranteed to improve the…
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is realigning its community investments in 2023 into five newly redesigned strategic pillars to better support…
CCI took advantage of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program called Accountable Health Communities, created to address social…
Needham Community Council – Needham, MA
In 2017, the Needham Community Council began supplementing its volunteer driver medical transportation program with trips provided through the ridehailing company, Lyft. Lyft rides were funded through the Needham Community Council operating budget and a donation from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham.
The city of Las Vegas announced the launch of “The Arrow,” a free shuttle service that will connect the Courtyard…
Healthcare providers hadn’t been concerned with social determinants of health until the pandemic. It became clear then that these same…
In this study of 56,000 older adults enrolled in Medicare Advantage, health-related social needs were associated with significantly higher rates…
The present randomized study is one of the first large-scale studies to evaluate the effect of CommunityConnect, a social needs…
People living in rural areas have long had difficulty accessing health care, a situation usually attributed to a lack of…
The pandemic has led to a fundamental shift in the way employers view the health care of their employees. Social…
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