Health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to “attain his or her full health potential” and no one is “disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.”
Health inequities are reflected in differences in length of life; quality of life; rates of disease, disability, and death; severity of disease; and access to treatment. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Transportation
Passaic County Paratransit
Passaic County Para-Transit is a curb-to-curb transportation service for senior citizens and people with disabilities residing in Passaic County. Seniors are eligible at 60 years of age. You may call Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM to reserve a trip. Trips may be one-way, round trip or recurring trips. All rides are scheduled on a first come first served basis, depending on availability.
Uber Health
Uber Health enables healthcare organizations to arrange rides on behalf of others. Uber Health has a dashboard that meets healthcare HIPAA privacy and security standards to keep users safe. This program helps to remove barriers to care with efficient and reliable transportation.
LogistiCare
Provides Medicaid and Medicare members' access to healthcare providers and is the largest company in a market called non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).
NJACCESS Link
Transportation for people with disabilities who are unable to use the local fixed route bus for some or all of their rides.
Free dial-a-ride (Morris County)
Available for Seniors and Disabled individuals in the following towns - Lincoln Park, Pequonnock, Riverdale, Butler and Kinnelon.
Strategies to Advance Health Equity
Passaic County Parks
Passaic County Senior & Fitness Programs
NJ Trails and Pathways
Chronic Disease Statistics
Getting Involved in Your Community
Sustainable Jersey Grant Opportunities
Health Equity and Chronic Disease