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[H+T--Friends] FTA Announces $9.6 Million to Improve Transportation Access to Health Care

by Ed Christopher

This was passed on by a colleague. It may be of interest to some on this list. *From:*Federal Transit Administration [mailto:usdotfta@public.govdelivery.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2019 10:16 AM *To:* marykay(a)mkcassociates.com *Subject:* FTA Announces $9.6 Million to Improve Transportation Access to Health Care Today, FTA announced project selections <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> totaling approximately $9.6 million to 37 projects led by transit agencies, governmental authorities and nonprofit organizations to support innovative transportation solutions to expand access to health care. FTA’s Access and Mobility Partnership Grants <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> focus on transportation and technology solutions to reach medical appointments, access healthy food and improve paratransit services. The program emphasizes better coordination between health care providers and transit agencies, as well as technology improvements such as mobility-on-demand shared transportation services and smart phone apps for booking services. The selected projects reduce barriers to critical healthcare in rural America, increase access to substance abuse treatment in response to the opioid crisis and add new technologies to increase paratransit program efficiencies, among other solutions. Links: Access and Mobility Partnership Grants <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Access and Mobility Partnership Grant FY2019 Project Selections <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Transit Administration Logo <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Questions? Contact Us <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Read our Privacy Policy <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> STAY CONNECTED: Visit us on Twitter <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Visit us on YouTube <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> Email Updates <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> RSS Feeds <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> You are receiving this information because you signed up to receive timely information from the Federal Transit Administration. SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Unsubscribe <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> | Help <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message has been sent by Federal Transit Administration · 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 GovDelivery logo <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP…>

6 years, 9 months

[H+T--Friends] Communication Guidebook for Connecting Health and Transportation

by Ed Christopher

In case you missed this... AASHTO Publishes Communication Guidebook for Connecting Health and Transportation The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) released a report titled “Connecting Transportation and Health: A Guide to Communication and Collaboration.” The guidebook provides transportation practitioners at all levels with tools to collaborate with other entities on health issues. It also outlines the connections between health issues and transportation, and includes best practices for interacting with stakeholders, communications techniques, and assembling relevant organizational and data resources. The guidebook provides a review of the relevant literature and resources, and advice from both transportation and health professionals. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP25-25Task105/NCHRP25-2… -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237

6 years, 10 months

[H+T--Friends] Communicating with Health Professionals

by Ed Christopher

A research effort of TRB that the Health and Transportation Subcommittee has been following is now complete. It produced a Guidebook and accompanying materials to help the communication process between health and transportation professionals. I would hope that you take a moment and check out the Guidebook and consider attending the webinar being put on by the contractor. ------------------------------------ Connecting Transportation and Health: A Guide to Communication and Collaboration is designed as a resource for transportation professionals to communicate and work in tandem with the public health sector through the federal, state, regional, and local scale. This guidebook was prepared for National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 25-25, Task 105. The Guidebook, a brochure that provides a brief overview of the Guidebook, a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the project, and a report detailing the development of the Guidebook are available at http://bit.ly/TransportationHealthCommunicationsGuidebook. Online Presentation. On April 30, 2019, 1:00-2:30 ET, an online overview presentation will be held to present the guidebook and walk through the resources it contains. This overview will be an opportunity for transportation professionals to understand how the Guidebook works, to learn about transportation and health communications in practice, and to interact with presenters to ask questions germane to transportation and public health communications and coordination. Join the presentation at http://connectpro55206600.adobeconnect.com/nchrp25_25task105/. -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237

6 years, 10 months

[H+T--Friends] TRB Webinar on May 13, 2019 - TCRP B-45 Dialysis Transportation: The Intersection of Transportation and Healthcare

by Sener, Ipek

Dear H&T friends, I have been serving as a panel member for a TRCP project at the intersection of Health and Transportation, and would like to let you know about a TRB webinar on this research. Please see below for more information on the project and the webinar. Please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested in this research. *********************** New Report on dialysis transportation. TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) has released a pre-publication, of Research Report 203: Dialysis Transportation: Intersection of Transportation and Healthcare. It can be downloaded using this link: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/178786.aspx. The report responds to major concerns of public transportation agencies about the rising demand and costs to provide kidney dialysis trips and about experiences showing these trips require service more specialized than public transportation is designed to provide. The report documents the complicated relationship of two different industries-public transportation and healthcare, each with its own perspective and requirements-to highlight problems, identify strategies addressing concerns, and suggest options that may be more appropriate for dialysis transportation. Accompanying the report are a supplemental report and Excel spreadsheet. The Supplemental Report<http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_203supplement.pdf> includes, along with a literature review and results from the project's surveys, an assessment of the comprehensive data provided by the U.S. Renal Data System. The community data tool is an Excel forecasting tool<http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_203.xlsm>. Webinar. TRB is holding a webinar at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on May 13, 2019 on this research. You can register for the free webinar using this link: https://lnkd.in/eyGAe5z. *********************** Thanks, Ipek Ipek Nese Sener, PhD Associate Research Scientist Texas A&M Transportation Institute 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455 Austin, TX 78752 Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971 i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu> | http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/>

6 years, 10 months

[H+T--Friends] Advancing Obesity Solutions through Investments in the Built Environment: A Workshop

by Ann Hartell

Upcoming roundtable sponsored by the Food and Nutrition Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. If you cannot join in person, you can register for the webcast. ---- How can investments in the built environment advance obesity solutions?*September 12*, join the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions for a workshop that will explore the roles built environment policies and practices play in the prevention and treatment of obesity and will highlight promising, scalable, multi-sector strategies to create more healthful and equitable environments. Built environment topics that will be covered include urban planning and design, transportation systems, parks and recreation, and food systems. Register to attend either in person or via webcast. Due to seating capacity, in-person registration for this workshop is limited. http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions/…

6 years, 12 months

[H+T--Friends] OakDOT internship application is now open!

by Chan, Yvonne

Hello, I wanted to pass along this internship opportunity with the City of Oakland Transportation Department. The application is due March 25, 2019. OakDOT is looking to fill paid roles within planning/design, communications, finance, & parking/mobility teams. Students who are currently enrolled in community colleges and/or have interdisciplinary/"non-traditional" transportation backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. For more information about our multiple opportunities, visit https://tinyurl.com/OakDOTPrograms-Projects2019<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tinyurl.com/OakDOTPrograms-Projects201…>. I would appreciate if you can help us spread the word. Applications can be submitted here https://tinyurl.com/OakDOT-Internship. Sincerely, Yvonne Chan Strategic Planning and Administration Intern Department of Transportation City of Oakland 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza (510) 238-6653 ychan(a)oaklandca.gov<mailto:ychan@oaklandca.gov>

7 years

[H+T--Friends] Recent article on impact of transportation on exposures and EJ

by Sashi Gurram

Dear Group, We recently published an article on using an agent-based modeling framework to study population exposure to traffic-related pollution and issues pertaining to environmental justice and data-resolution. I thought this article may be of interest to the members of this group. Please find it attached (I provided the link below if you want to directly access it on the journal website): https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1YPzH_4XYgghYC Some key highlights of the article: * We developed an exposure modeling framework by integrating an activity-based travel demand model (DaySIM), a dynamic traffic assignment model (MATSim), a mobile source emissions model (EPA MOVES), and a dispersion model (RLINE) o This framework was used to estimate human activities, roadway link-level emissions, concentrations on a 500 meter grid, and exposure to NOx at the person-level and population subgroup-level * The study area is Hillsborough County, Florida (Tampa) * Below poverty group, blacks, working adults, and individuals with longer travel times had disproportionately high exposures * Exposure disparities for minorities increased sharply at higher exposure levels * Use of low-resolution activities and concentration data underestimated exposures on average o This underestimation of exposure is more pronounced with the use of just low-resolution concentration data as opposed to the use of just low-resolution activity data; this suggests use of high-resolution concentration data may be more important than use of high-resolution activity data to estimate exposures Thanks, Sashi Sashi Gurram, Ph.D. Transportation Engineer/Data Scientist Ph: (678) 399-6984 AirSage Inc. 1350 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 [AIRSAGE_logo_horizontal-Small RJ]

7 years, 1 month

[H+T--Friends] Safe Systems Summit registration deadline is in March

by Sandt, Laura

Greetings, For those with an interest in integrating public health and transportation for better health and safety outcomes, please consider the upcoming event in April. There's still time to submit a poster idea (by February 15), with community projects welcome and the poster competition will offer cash prizes for students (1st place = $500, 2nd place = $350, 3rd place = $150). ----------- Register today for the Safe Systems Summit: April 23-24, in Durham, NC The Safe Systems Summit: Redefining Transportation Safety<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/profdev/summit/> offers an inclusive and interactive learning environment to explore the underlying systems driving the national rise in traffic deaths, share findings from innovative new research, and develop insights into reducing transportation injuries and fatalities by utilizing both Safe Systems <https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/about/safesystems/> and systems science principles, tools, and techniques. Join participants from various disciplines to explore systems together, discuss advanced and emerging technologies and the role of data integration, and exchange ideas with national and international experts. Leave with new ideas, connections, resources, and skills. Register by March 29 and take advantage of low registration costs ($35 for participants, $20 for students). The Summit is hosted by the Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/> and co-sponsored by the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program<https://www.ncdot.gov/programs/ghsp/>. Learn more about the program<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/summit/safe-systems-summit-agenda/>, and submit your poster<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/summit/poster-details/> idea by February 15. ----- Laura Sandt, PhD Director, Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety Director, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center UNC Highway Safety Research Center 919-962-2358 sandt(a)hsrc.unc.edu<mailto:sandt@hsrc.unc.edu> Register now for the Safe Systems Summit!<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/summit/> April 23-24, 2019 | Durham, NC [cid:image001.jpg@01D4BDF1.9F3A8ED0]<https://www.roadsafety.unc.edu/>

7 years, 1 month

[H+T--Friends] Online Registration Ends Soon - Transportation, Air Quality and Health Symposium

by CARTEEH

The Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health<http://www.carteeh.org/> (CARTEEH) is hosting the inaugural Transportation, Air Quality, and Health Symposium<https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2019-carteeh-symposium/> in Austin, Texas, from February 18-20, 2019. We have an exciting program lined up, including keynote speakers Daniel S. Greenbaum<https://www.healtheffects.org/about/staff/daniel-s-greenbaum> and Neil Pedersen<http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171671.aspx>, and featured plenary speakers Christopher Frey<https://www.ccee.ncsu.edu/people/frey/>, Bakeyah Nelson<https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/2017/11/air-alliance-houston-working-for…>, Oliver Gao<https://www.cee.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/h-oliver-gao>, and Carter Blakey<https://www.aptrweb.org/page/ODPHPpreceptors>. You can access more details in the online program<https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2019-carteeh-symposium/program/> and read about our plenary session<https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2019-carteeh-symposium/#plenary-spea…> and keynote session<https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2019-carteeh-symposium/#keynote-spea…> highlights. We have limited slots remaining, and online registration closes February 4, 2019 at 5 PM (CST). You can register at: https://events.tti.tamu.edu/conference/2019-carteeh-symposium/registration/. If you have any questions about registration, please write to Mary Cearley at m-cearley(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:m-cearley@tti.tamu.edu>. For general inquiries, contact CARTEEH at carteeh(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:carteeh@tti.tamu.edu> We are hoping to see many of you in Austin soon!

7 years, 1 month

[H+T--Friends] 2019 Safe Streets Summit: Miami, Feb 25-26

by Henderson, David (TPO)

Please join us for the 6th Annual Safe Streets Summit! The Summit is a collaborative effort between the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization as well as the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency to provide a local yet regionally connected approach to prioritizing and implementing Complete Streets throughout Southeast Florida. This is the first year it will be hosted in Miami-Dade County! The Safe Streets Summit brings together national speakers, public officials, technical staff, and community partners to elevate our efforts on how to design and implement safe and equitable transportation facilities for all modes of transportation. This year the Summit will be held at the Intercontinental Miami hotel. The theme for 2019 is "Safe Streets, Smart Streets," bringing a focus on the implementation of innovative transportation efforts that address challenges of the future. This year's Summit will seek to inspire decision makers and agencies to implement multimodal transportation solutions that expand travel options through first/last mile connections to transit and will emphasize the importance of actively incorporating equity and inclusion throughout all efforts. The Summit will highlight successful efforts nationally and across the region that offer practical and replicable strategies to address safety, health, economic development, and local transportation challenges. We are proud to have the 17th United States Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx, as our Keynote Speaker. Our Emcee will be Emiko Atherton, the Director of the National Complete Streets Coalition. Registration and other summit details are available at: https://www.safestreetssummit.org/. Sincerely, David Henderson Intermodal Manager Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization 111 NW 1st Street, Suite 920 Miami, FL 33128 Phone: (305) 375-1647 Fax: (305) 375-4950 david.henderson(a)mdtpo.org For complaints, questions or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination, or for special requests under the American with Disabilities Act, please contact Paul Chance at (305) 375-1888 or paul.chance(a)mdtpo.org

7 years, 1 month

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