Several APTA members and senior staff participated in a recent White House briefing on how public transit systems can help strengthen public awareness of the connection between public transportation and health care, including developing advocacy and communications campaigns on buses and trains. Attending were, from left: first row, David Leininger, Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Catherine Oakar, Department of Health and Human Services; Nuria Fernandez, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Charles Cohen, Palm Tran, West Palm Beach, FL; Bryna Helfer, DOT; Pam Boswell, APTA vice president-workforce development and educational services; Danielle Gray, White House; John Porcari, DOT; Keith Parker, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; and Eldridge Coles, Greater Richmond Transit Company; second row, Daniel Suvor, White House; Jesus Gomez, City of Gainesville Regional Transit; Nathaniel Ford, Jacksonville Transportation Authority; FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff; and Paul Jablonski, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System; and back row, Christopher Walton, Broward County Transportation Department, Pompano Beach, FL; Richard Ruddell, Fort Worth Transportation Authority; and Paul Taylor, Los Angeles Metro.
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