通过运输网络分析探索残疾人获得独立生活服务的机会
Kourtney B Johnson1, Lillie Greiman1, Christiane VonReichert1
1University of Montana, Missoula, USA.
Journal of disability policy studies
|March 26, 2024
概括
独立生活中心 (CIL) 提供重要服务,但农村居民面临着难以获得的挑战. 地理分析显示,农村地区的CIL可访问性有限,通过伙伴关系提出了潜在的解决方案.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 地理信息系统 地理信息系统
- 提供残疾人服务.
背景情况:
- 独立生活中心 (CIL) 为残疾人提供以社区为基础的独立生活的基本服务.
- 获得CIL服务可能是一个很大的障碍,特别是对于那些居住在农村地区的人来说.
研究的目的:
- 评估残疾人对独立生活中心 (CILs) 的地理准入.
- 确定城市和农村人口在CIL服务获取方面的差异.
- 探索改善农村地区获得残疾人服务的战略.
主要方法:
- 运输网络分析被用来评估到CIL的旅行距离.
- CILs的地理分布在全国范围内和两个农村州 (蒙大拿州和阿肯色州) 内被绘制.
- 美国社区调查数据被整合,以估计CILs的定义距离值内的人口.
主要成果:
- 城市地区的CIL度较高,与服务可访问性增加相关.
- 农村地区的残疾人表明,他们对CIL服务的地理接入非常有限.
- 旅行距离分析突出了基于地理位置的访问差异.
结论:
- 地理分析是了解和解决社会服务可访问性差距的一个有价值的工具.
- CIL和老龄化区域机构之间的合作伙伴关系显示出在服务不足的农村地区扩大服务覆盖范围的希望.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施,以改善残疾农村人口获得独立生活服务的平等机会.
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