The Taxi Network was created by the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and its partner, the South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS). We work closely with an advisory board of taxi drivers, the Taxi Community Advisory Board (CAB), to address driver health problems.
Our health fairs offer an important gateway to the healthcare system for many drivers, and have become a central part of the Taxi Network activities. At health fairs, on-site clinicians provide health education.
Beyond health fair participation, the Taxi Network provides various programs to help drivers manage their health, through clinical referrals, insurance enrollment, and help with health care access, including coordinating medical appointments, cancer screenings, and prescription needs.
Some of our past and ongoing programs include:
- Use of pedometers to increase exercise among drivers
- At-home blood pressure monitoring to help drivers control their blood pressure
- Use of air filters to reduce health risk of pollution
For more information, see Our Programs.