Transportation

Research Findings

View publications, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles, on Transportation:

• Research Products & Journal Articles - (18)

Recaps

View one-page summary Recaps of key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers on Transportation:

• Travel Burden to Receive Health Care
  Date: 10/2022
  The average rural resident traveled 120% more miles per one-way trip to receive medical or dental care than the average urban resident, in 2017. This Recap explores travel burdens to receive care, including time spent in travel, distance traveled, financial burden of travel, public transportation use, and motor vehicle fatalities.

Webinars

Access information on upcoming or archived webinars on Transportation.

• Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services
  Presented Monday, June 26, 2023

Projects on this Topic

Learn more about the research questions guiding each study, the lead researcher for each, and when the Research Center anticipates releasing completed product(s) under each project.

• Currently, there are 2 research projects underway to explore this issue.

• In the past, 10 research projects have been completed on Transportation.