nicole cooper

Highlights

• Introduction | Callie and Stacey open up the topic of physical access to medical care and provide background information on the state of health care access challenges in the U.S.
• 01:28 Roundtable: Overview of local access | Dr. Cooper, Megan Callahan and Callie dig into transportation as a social determinant of our health and the role Lyft Healthcare is playing to improve health care access.
• 17:17 Roundtable: Follow-up conversation | The discussion continues with  an overview of the relation between transportation challenges and other health equity concerns. 
• 29:55 Optum Mobile Clinic, Utah | Shelly Martin joins Stacey to talk about the Optum mobile clinic in Utah, and the difference it’s making in the community.
• 42:46 Conclusion | Stacey and Callie reflect on the interviews, summarize key learnings, and conclude the episode.

Resources

• U.S. National Library of Medicine report: Scope and impact of mobile health clinics in the U.S.
• Mobile health map
• Health equity guidebook

Guests: 

Megan Callahan, President, Lyft Healthcare

Dr. Nicole Cooper, Sr. Vice President of Corporate Affairs, UnitedHealth Group

Shelly Martin, Optum Medical Network Market President, Utah

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