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Transportation and Health

An Overview of the Rides to Wellness Initiative in the Atlanta Metro Region

Amanda Tyler Aging & Independence Services Committee Meeting November 15, 2018

Rides to Wellness

• Is an initiative from the Federal Transit Administration with the

goals to: ▪ Increase partnerships between health and transportation providers

▪ Increase access to care ▪ Improve health outcomes ▪ Reduce health care cost

Rides to Wellness

How?

Travel Training

1

ADA Complementary Paratransit and/or Reduced Fare Enrollment Assistance

2

Complimentary MARTA Transit Passes

3

213

Patients served through Rides to Wellness

77% of R2W participants live in an Equitable Target Area 32% Very High ETA 14.9% High ETA 29.7% Medium ETA 23% No ETA

36,386

Trips provided through Rides to Wellness

5446 6682 6532 5886 5670 6170

Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6

Number of Trips

Rides to Wellness Trips Provided

Full Fare Reduced Fare Paratransit

68%

Patients who improved their appointment adherence over the 6 months of Rides to Wellness

39%

Patients who increased their appointment attendance rate over 6 months

48%

Patients decreased their appointment cancellation rate

40%

Patients decreased their no show rate over the 6 months of Rides to Wellness

Does reducing missed appointments improve patient Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)?

13.4 10.3

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0

Unhealthy Days (Average)

Health Related Quality of Life

Pre-R2W Post-R2W

14.3 11.4

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0

Unhealthy Days (Average)

Health Related Quality of Life

Pre-R2W Post-R2W

Does improving transportation access improve patient’s health related quality of life?

$32.54

Average cost of a breeze card per participant each month

$2

Average round trip cost for Rides to Wellness participants

$154

Cost of a missed appointment

$11

Cost per day of good health

Testimonials

“R2W has helped build up my confidence because I am getting out more. I am learning how to coach myself

• ut of anxiety because I am

able to attend Grady behavioral health class. I am gaining power back and taking authority of my life.” “R2W gave me a chance to improve my financial

• situation. I was able to

improve my income without having to worry about my MARTA card.” “Everything (R2W) was really

• good. It was reassuring to know

that I have trips each month. It was one less thing to worry about and I appreciated you checking in each month. This program made a big difference.”

Thank You!