Open AccessInfluencing Public Transportation Policy Through Community Engagement and Coalition Building: Process and Preliminary Outcomes
Author(s) -
Phillip Summers,
Elim Chao,
Paula McCoy,
James L. Perry,
Scott D. Rhodes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
progress in community health partnerships
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1557-055X
pISSN - 1557-0541
DOI - 10.1353/cpr.2020.0054
Subject(s) - public transport , work (physics) , public health , business , public policy , process (computing) , public administration , public relations , transport engineering , political science , economic growth , economics , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , nursing , computer science , operating system
Public transportation is a social determinant of health and is crucial to aspects of health like access to healthcare, employment, and nutrition. Existing health inequities are exacerbated by inefficient or inaccessible public transportation systems.