RURAL NEEDS, STATEWIDE ANSWERS: DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Join CTS for their annual all councils meeting to explore topics related to CTS’s 2024 theme of Rural Needs, Statewide Answers: Improving Transportation for All Communities.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Please register by Friday, April 26.

The in-person, interactive meeting will feature presentations on:

• The changing demographics of Minnesota by Eric Guthrie, senior demographer in the Minnesota State Demographic Center.
• The challenges and opportunities in providing access to health care and services in rural and/or disconnected settings by Valerie Lefler of Feonix – Mobility Rising.
• How effective community engagement strategies could be used to develop transportation infrastructure and safety improvements by Nichole Morris, director of the U’s HumanFIRST Laboratory.

Attendees will also be invited to engage with the speakers and each other through conversation circle/fishbowl model discussions.