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A local organization is calling for the city of Oak Ridge to be more accessible to people who have mobility issues, as well as requesting better transportation services.
Members of the group, the Transportation and Mobility Committee of Strong and United, spoke to the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission on Thursday. Strong and United is a local organization that has been discussing various Oak Ridge issues.
Member Marian Wildgruber, accompanied by her service dog Farrah, gave a presentation. There s a lot of people in Oak Ridge that would be out and about if they could be, Wildgruber said.
She recommended the city invest more money for crosswalks, sidewalks and signals to help people living with disabilities travel in Oak Ridge more easily. She described the current sidewalks as crumbling and unsafe.
I m seeing that a lot, said Pierce.
Individual attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccine are important but less important than the physical barriers to health care.
These trends point to an all-too familiar problem. East Tennessee’s unequal distribution of health care resources and infrastructure which already damage the health of Tennesseans here in innumerable ways hurt even more in a global pandemic.
Addressing these inequalities will require a multipronged approach in the short term and investment in the health of vulnerable communities in the long term, experts say.
Bringing down barriers
People in rural or vulnerable counties are at greater risk of living far from emergency care centers and overall have less access to primary care.
Residents age 65+, teachers eligible for vaccines
Next Monday, Feb. 22, Tennessee will begin registering residents age 65 and older for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The state will also begin registering people included in Phase 1b, which includes staff members of kindergarten through 12th grade schools and child care facilities, including teachers; and first responder operations personnel.
Currently, Anderson and Roane counties are in phase 1a2, which includes first responders, medical professionals and people above the age of 70.
“Tennessee has administered more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far, and we’ve made substantial progress in protecting our senior citizens who are over age 70 through vaccination,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey in a state news release. “While we remain focused on our seniors, who are the highest-risk population, we’re able to expand vaccine eligibility to these additional groups as our supply continues to grow each w
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