Piloting a Transportation Resources Fair for Patients at the Saban Community Clinic

Project Description

The health care consequences of transportation disadvantages compound for individuals, and their households, and health care providers. When people delay or miss health care, their health outcomes will likely worsen. For clinics, late arrivals and missed appointments increase clinic costs, back up schedules, and can reduce staff and provider morale. Improving transportation access can help on both of these fronts.

In collaboration with the Saban Community Clinic, this project will further findings from a 2021 UCLA capstone research project which documented the types of transportation challenges clinic patients faced. As a next step, this project will inventory the types of affordable transportation options that could help patients overcome their transportation challenges, propose a model for a resource fair where patients can find out more about their options and enroll on-site, and create a guide for staff and patients to increase understanding of transportation options after the event.

Status
Ongoing

Funding Source
UC Institute of Transportation Studies

Partner
Saban Community Clinic

Research Team
Nataly Rios Gutierrez, Alex Seidel