Measuring Accessibility to Improve Public Health

This project aims to (1) develop a methodology to identify and classify gaps in accessibility to jobs, health care, and food across time, demographic groups, and locations, which impact the public health of the populations affected; and (2) provide a set of recommendations for actions to address the specific types of identified accessibility gaps to reduce inequities. These methods could support Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT's) existing accessibility data dashboard to continuously monitor accessibility gaps and inequities that affect public health.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.mass.gov/doc/measuring-accessibility-to-improve-public-health/download
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Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $150000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Massachusetts Division
  55 Broadway, 10th Floor
  Cambridge, Massachusetts  United States  02142
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  Amherst, MA  United States  01003
• Principal Investigators:

  Christofa, Eleni

  Gonzales, Eric

• Start Date: 20210501
• Expected Completion Date: 20230131
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Demographics; Equity; Food; Health care; Jobs; Methodology; Public health; Recommendations
• Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771454
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 11 2021 9:54AM