Issue 03 · June 2026 · 4 minute read
Public Health IS Access
Transit, hours and paperwork decide who gets care. A short audit you can run on your own program this month.
Access is rarely denied outright. It is scheduled away — a 9 a.m. appointment across two bus transfers, a form that requires a printer, a phone line that only answers during a work shift.
Audit the path, not the intent. The barriers are usually operational, which means they are usually fixable.
Funding
Community transportation pilots through regional planning councils.
Read
What no-show data actually measures — and what it hides.
Tool
Ten-question access audit for any community-facing program.
Try this
Try to book your own service as a first-time client.