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Developing and Increasing Access to Health and Community Services

Explore funding- and program-related barriers in accessing services, address physical and individual barriers, and learn strategies to increase access effectively.

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Developing and Increasing Access to Health and Community Services

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  1. Developing and Increasing Access to Health and Community Services

  2. What are the barriers to access to health and community services?

  3. Funding-related barriers to access • Availability of services. • Adequacy of available services to meet the need.

  4. Physical barriers to access

  5. Programmatic barriers to access • Lack of outreach capacity. • Ineffective outreach. • Negative perception of the program. • Affordability, eligibility, and other issues raised by organizational resources or funders. • Program quality.

  6. Barriers to individuals' access • Transportation • Program location • Program schedule • Child care • The target population doesn't see the issue as a problem • Personal issues • Cultural issues

  7. Reducing the barriers: how to increase access to health and community services Getting a program started or increasing the capacity of an existing program almost always requires money. Regardless of the source of that money - public and/or private - you aren't likely to get it without vigorous advocacy.

  8. Finding private funding sources • Foundations • Community fundraising

  9. Breaking down the physical barriers to access Removing or adapting physical barriers is, in large part, a financial issue, but there may be some creative ways to address it without, or in addition to, money.

  10. Making sure your program does the job • Increasing program capacity. • Developing effective outreach. • Negative perceptions of the program. • Affordability and eligibility. • Program quality.

  11. Removing barriers to individuals' participation • Transportation. • Program location. • Program schedule. • Child care. • Target population doesn't see the issue as a problem. • Target population's personal issues with the service. • Cultural issues.

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