Transport Equity and Health
Denver In-Person Transit Stop Meeting
Monday, 27 June 2022
13:30 - 15:00 EST USA
Denver In-Person Transit Stop Meeting
Monday, 27 June 2022
13:30 - 15:00 EST USA
Approximately 45% of people in the US have no access to public transportation. Imagine your life without reliable transportation. Could you keep your job? Would you be able to reliably attend your medical appointments? Could you access fresh foods? What other parts of your life would be affected? Presumably, being a healthy, productive member of society would be much more difficult.
This session will be exploring the impact that lack of transportation access has on health equity as well as strategies to improve transportation systems through a collaborative, grassroots approach. These strategies will focus specifically on populations that are aging and/or disabled but can be scaled and/or adjusted to suit the needs of diverse communities and various target populations.
This session will be exploring the impact that lack of transportation access has on health equity as well as strategies to improve transportation systems through a collaborative, grassroots approach. These strategies will focus specifically on populations that are aging and/or disabled but can be scaled and/or adjusted to suit the needs of diverse communities and various target populations.
- Participants will understand why transportation access is a key factor to improving health equity.
- Participants will learn how transportation resources can be leveraged to improve health outcomes.
- Participants will be able to formulate an engagement strategy for non-traditional partners to address and improve transportation as a social determinant of health.
- Participants will understand how a grassroots model can be used to create greater influence in a community during transportation planning and coordination processes.
Chelcie C. Beadnell, OCPS
Training and Technical Assistance Project Coordinator
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)
USA
Chelcie serves as a Training and Technical Assistance Project Coordinator with the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). NADTC is a federally funded technical assistance center that is co-directed by Easterseals (Transportation Group) and US Aging. Chelcie supports the development, sustainability, inclusivity, and improvement of transportation programs across the country. Prior to this role, Chelcie worked at the Union County (Ohio) Health Department where she served as the Mobility Manager. In that capacity, she worked closely with community stakeholders on initiatives to increase available transportation resources for the communities she served. This included the establishment of the Union County MOVES Coalition, the facilitation of a 10-year Transit and Mobility Plan, participation in the development of Central Ohio’s first Regional Mobility Plan, and the development of Union County’s first and only Travel Training program. Chelcie has significant experience with community building through her work with the Union County MOVES Coalition, the Union County Drug Free Coalition, the Council for Union County Families, the Union County Community Services Association, and the Reimagining Rural Regions Initiative through Bowling Green State University. Chelcie brings expertise in grassroots level advocacy, strategic planning, communications and marketing, stakeholder engagement, and training and facilitation. Chelcie holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Kent State University and is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist.
Training and Technical Assistance Project Coordinator
National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)
USA
Chelcie serves as a Training and Technical Assistance Project Coordinator with the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). NADTC is a federally funded technical assistance center that is co-directed by Easterseals (Transportation Group) and US Aging. Chelcie supports the development, sustainability, inclusivity, and improvement of transportation programs across the country. Prior to this role, Chelcie worked at the Union County (Ohio) Health Department where she served as the Mobility Manager. In that capacity, she worked closely with community stakeholders on initiatives to increase available transportation resources for the communities she served. This included the establishment of the Union County MOVES Coalition, the facilitation of a 10-year Transit and Mobility Plan, participation in the development of Central Ohio’s first Regional Mobility Plan, and the development of Union County’s first and only Travel Training program. Chelcie has significant experience with community building through her work with the Union County MOVES Coalition, the Union County Drug Free Coalition, the Council for Union County Families, the Union County Community Services Association, and the Reimagining Rural Regions Initiative through Bowling Green State University. Chelcie brings expertise in grassroots level advocacy, strategic planning, communications and marketing, stakeholder engagement, and training and facilitation. Chelcie holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Kent State University and is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist.