“If you can’t get to work, the grocery store or the doctor, life stalls. This partnership keeps people moving,” said LVIM CEO Alice Koehler.
Tackling health care barriers
Transportation is one of Polk County’s biggest barriers to health care — and to life.
“Eighty percent of modifiable health outcomes are shaped by the social determinants of health — transportation being one of the most important,” Koehler said.
The 2023 United Community Needs Assessment by United Way of Central Florida and GiveWell Community Foundation found that less than half of residents believe they can reach essential places like work, the doctor or grocery stores…