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... 177 Introduction TCRP Research Report 223, Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health-Care Services has two objectives. The first is to develop a guidebook to help communities improve transportation access to health care.
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... 178 Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health-Care Services (urban, suburban, and rural) and type of health-care issue (e.g., chronic diseases versus onetime medical appointments)
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... Research Plan 179 – Accessibility of transportation (e.g., vehicles) – Transportation's role in the health disparities revealed by the pandemic in 2020 caused by the coronavirus • Identify the specific population groups with the greatest need for improved access to health care and determine, by population group, why the needs exist.
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... 180 Guidebook and Research Plan to Help Communities Improve Transportation to Health-Care Services the barriers? What is the role of the federal and state governments in addressing those barriers?
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)

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