Feasibility of Using Rideshare Transportation to Reduce Barriers to Participating in a Clinic-based Food Insecurity Intervention.

Background: Few clinic-based food insecurity interventions address transportation barriers to utilizing food resources.

Objectives: We assessed the feasibility of using free rideshare-based transportation to reduce barriers to participating in an ongoing clinic-based food insecurity intervention.

Methods: Our multi-methods pilot study used patient surveys (n = 155), focus groups with clinic and program staff (n = 10), and rideshare usage data.

Engaging Public Health Critical Race Praxis in Local Social Determinants of Health Research: The Youth Health Equity and Action Research Training Program in Portland, OR-yHEART.

The social determinants of health (SDH) have long been considered a core mechanism through which racial health inequities are (re)produced and incubated in the U.S. Moreover, scholars have expressly-and appropriately-named structural racism as a precursor to inequities associated with SDH.