Understanding how low-income communities gain access to healthcare services: A qualitative study in São Paulo, Brazil

ConclusionsWithin policy setting agendas in Brazil, “objective” assessments of people's ability to access healthcare tend to over-emphasise the spatial separation between patients' home locations and the physical location of healthcare services, most notably in terms of travel time or distance. Tackling health inequalities requires planners to design integrated transport and health policies taking into consideration the adequacy and quality of both transport and healthcare services.
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research