Project
Number:
05-06
Research
Project:
Cambodian
Access to Transportation:Impact on
Senior Nutrition and Congregate Meal Service Programs
P.I. Name
& Address:
Robert Friis
Health
Science Department
California
State University,
Long Beach
1250
North Bellflower Boulevard
Long
Beach, CA
90840-4902
Tel:(562) 985-1537
Fax:(562) 985-2384
Email:rfriis@csulb.edu
Mohammed
Forouzesh
Health
Science Department
California
State University,
Long Beach
1250
Bellflower Boulevard
Long
Beach, CA 90840-4902
Tel: (562) 985-1537
Fax:(562) 985-2384
Email: mforouze@csulb.edu
Project
Objective:
This research
by collaborators from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) (academic
partner) and the Cambodian Association of America (CAA) (community partner),
will address the need for mobility and transportation network improvements for
the senior Cambodian population of Long Beach. With respect to the Cambodian
senior population, the goals of this pilot project are to identify barriers to
transportation for social services such as congregate meal programs. The specific aims are to:
1. Identify how Cambodian traditional values impact access
to transportation.
2.
Define perceived transportation barriers to accessing
services.
3.
Identify the frequency of public transportation use
among this population.
4. Strengthen
the working relationship between the academic and community partners in order
to implement culturally appropriate transportation services.
5. Development
of a literature review to reflect previous and current research.
Task
Descriptions:
1. Establish
program activities, meet with key agencies and staff (1 month)
2.
Staff training; develop instruments for needs assessment; develop recruitment
plan; site visit-Nutrition dispensing clinics (1 month)
3.
Develop protocol for data collection (1 month)
4.
Recruit senior Cambodian population (2 months)
5.
Pilot test instruments (1 month)
6.
Data Collection (3 months)
7.
Analyze results (3 months)
8.
Write up results (3 months)
9.
Prepare papers for presentation (1 month)
10.
Presentations (1 month)
11.
Dissemination of results; final report and publication of results (1 month)
Milestones,
Dates:
February 1, 2005 - January 31, 2006
Total
Budget:
$35,000
Student
Involvement:
One Student @
$12.00/hr, 80 hrs.
Relationship
to Other Research
Projects:
Related to
99-11, 00-8; part of urban mobility
Technology
Transfer Activities:
Project report
posted on the website; participation of Cambodian Association of America
Potential
Benefits of the Project:
Improved mobility for elderly,
transit-dependent population
TRB Keywords:
Transit ridership,
transit dependence, mobility of elderly
Primary Subject:
4b.4 Transportation
planning, economics and institutional issues
Goals:
4c.4 Human and natural environment
Enabling Research:
4c.6 Human performance and behavior
Modal
Orientation:
Transit
