Engineering Equity
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There are disparities in access to emergency care services across the divides of class, race, gender and disability. Not everyone can afford to purchase and maintain a car, yet everyone needs fair access to resources like emergency care. In this paper, the authors present evidence for the effect that access to transportation has on these disparities, while focusing on the Hampton Roads region. This study offers an analysis of inequality and injustice as it relates to patients receiving emergency care services. We will demonstrate that intersecting systems of power and privilege function to reinforce lack of transportation options for people in need of emergency care in Hampton Roads.
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Location
Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Northwest Atrium
Start Date
2-18-2017 8:00 AM
End Date
2-18-2017 12:30 PM
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Engineering Equity
Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Northwest Atrium
There are disparities in access to emergency care services across the divides of class, race, gender and disability. Not everyone can afford to purchase and maintain a car, yet everyone needs fair access to resources like emergency care. In this paper, the authors present evidence for the effect that access to transportation has on these disparities, while focusing on the Hampton Roads region. This study offers an analysis of inequality and injustice as it relates to patients receiving emergency care services. We will demonstrate that intersecting systems of power and privilege function to reinforce lack of transportation options for people in need of emergency care in Hampton Roads.
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Mentor: Dr. Erika Frydenlund
Women’s Studies