The Importance Of Public Transportation In Urban

Transportation is one of critical social determinants of health and the availability of convenient transportation impacts individuals’ ability to access quality healthcare (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2011). One of the major challenges that rural Canadians face is the lack or limited of public transportation which results in delaying access to health-care services (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2011). Canadians who reside in rural communities or small towns generally have to travel long distance to get the health care they need. Transportation is a significant issue for access to health care services, particularly in rural areas where travel distances are required and access to substitute means such as public transit or taxi services is limited or lack (Rural Assistance Center, 2015). Transportation services play an essential role in assisting residents in rural communities, particularly those who are vulnerable and most in need of this assistance to maintain their health and well-being.

In general, everyone needs to go to places everyday whether it is work, visiting a family member, or just touring around interesting places. In order to go to these places, a person needs money. Public transportation costs a lot. Some people won’t be able

Transportation in the region has a long and successful past. However, public transportation has consistently taken a back seat to the personal automobile. There has been a strong core of persons who rely on public transportation to achieve mobility, and governmental

Transportation is one of the largest barriers to health care access in rural communities. Fortunately, many interventions

Transportation-Some cities and communities provide special transportation for seniors. Volunteers may drive their own cars and assist in transporting them to doctors, treatments, supermarkets, senior centres, childcare centres, etc. Other services might be van pickups, sponsored by the City. One such example is "Access-A-Ride." If the program is funded it may be offered free or for a small, nominal fee.

In the United States for decades the cost of health care has been on the rise and will continue to rise. Healthcare is a major concern for every country in the world. Access to healthcare service is critical for rural residents. Most importantly, residents should be able to have convenient access to medical care such as primary care, dental, behavioral health, emergency, and public health service. According to Health People 2020, access to healthcare is important for overall physical, social, and mental health status, prevention of disease, detection and treatment of illnesses, quality of life, preventable death, and life expectancy. Rural residents often experience obstacles to healthcare that limit their ability to receive the care they need. In order for rural residents to have sufficient healthcare access, necessary and appropriate services must be available.

Rural Americans face the struggle of accessing healthcare, both preventative services and also specialty care, here in America. What is the cause most often? Distance. According to a study conducted by Buzza et al (2011), those surveyed believed that distance was perhaps the most important reason for lack of access to healthcare on a variety of the spectrum to include: routine healthcare, emergency care, specialty care, and in some cases diagnostic services. What the study found was that among other things, improved means of getting to said services would in turn, improve access to healthcare services for rural Americans.

Significant health disparities between rural and urban populations have been a major concern in the United States. One prominent factor contributing to the disparities is lack of access to quality care in rural areas which is closely associated with challenges faced by rural health care providers (National Rural Health Association, 2007). Rural hospitals are the key health care provider in rural areas, offering essential health care services to nearly 54 million people (American Hospital Association, 2006). They face a series of challenges such as workforce shortages, rise in health care costs, difficulty in finding access to capital, difficulty in

Rural health professionals represent a diverse set of individuals seeking to meet the main goals of public health. Their desire to promote health and prevent disease is blocked by many barriers, due to the geographical position of their target population; yet they still persevere to serve their specified communities. Approximately twenty percent of America is rural, and rural counties are more likely to report fair to poor health. This particular population cannot be compared to its urban counterparts due the sheer amount of obstacles health care providers and patients face. Rural Americans are shaped by geography and tradition which creates a combination of factors that create disparities.

The National Center for Health Statistics classifies rural areas as counties with an urban population of 1-49,000. Though rural Americans comprise 17% of the US population, 65% of US counties are classified as rural. Rural regions have a reduced per capita supply of healthcare providers, including dentists. Hospitals in rural areas typically do not contain intensive care, psychiatric, skilled nursing, or rehabilitation units or offer hospice, home health, chemotherapy or drug/alcohol abuse care. Fifty-four or more rural

The author supports his claim very well in this article, “ Public Transportation is the Way To Go”. In this text,“ Public Transportation is the Way To Go” the author uses a lot of great and important points. Three supporting details are, one he talks about fuel emissions and protecting from the effects of them. He also talks about the government spending on oil from foreign countries. It would also save time by reducing traffic. These three things were shown clearly throughout the entire article, “ Public Transportation is the Way to Go”,and support his claim very well.

One of the characteristics that exemplify rural healthcare is the lack of doctors per capita. Statistics show that there is an unequal distribution of health care; more services are targeted and provided for the urban population. According to a study in Rickett’s book, Rural Health in the United States, 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas; however, only 8% of doctors serve the rural community. These residents also face the challenge of finding specialized doctors for their specific needs. In some cases, patients need to travel long distances to get the health care that they need. A study was conducted in which 20,693,828 patients visited a clinic. Based on this study, Patients in the rural areas needed to travel 2 to 3 times

In bustling cities like New York City, public transportation is vital for the communities to thrive. In recent events, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issues a statement stating that L train will be closed for 18 months starting in 2019. The main reason for the shut down has been to repair stations in Brooklyn damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In an article written by Fitzsimmons for the New York Times has stated, “L train, one of New York City’s most crowded subway lines, creating what officials acknowledge will be among the largest disruptions in the transit system’s history (Fitzsimmons 1). In estimated 400,000 commutes in areas of Brooklyn and Queens will be affected taking the train Manhattan bound. Greatly, hindering

Abstract: Research on access to transportation for health-related services shows that a lot of Americans either miss or delay their appointments for medical care due to the lack of transportation. It is shown unequivocally that, the people who are most affected by this predicament are poorer people in the suburban or urban settings, geriatric patients, obese people, disabled or chronically ill patients. Some root causes for this problem include inaccessibility to vehicles because people just cannot afford them or lack of commercials vehicles in the rural communities. Also for some patients who are obese, old, chronically ill or disabled, taking the bus or subway or taxi can be a challenge. Consequently, they miss their medical appointments.

The use of the transportation system has made life in the world simpler, since we depend on transportation to transport us to and from our daily operations. Today, in this world we can go anywhere we choose to, due to how transportation has evolved over the years starting from the wheel. Transportation has made the world a very comfortable to live in, but sometimes as humans we sometimes forget to appreciate the small things in life like transportation. Our time in life is very valuable, and transportation helps supports our valuable time by transporting us to different places at a faster speed. If transportation decided to abruptly come to an end, the world would end up in chaos, because without transportation this world would be a difficult place to live in. If people have no means of transporting them themselves in this world, how would they keep their job and find a job, in order to put food on the table for themselves and their families. If people in this world today, just all of sudden get sick, how would they be able to transport themselves to the hospital. If there is no transportation how people go into stores in buy food, clothes, medicine, and other necessary items that help them sustain health. Transportation is one of the reason, why so many of us have food on our refrigerator and tables at night and clothes on our back. In this world today, there are many sick children in this world that need our support, and transportation is one of the