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A recent story from 28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) about Prevention Point NEPA – Puck-Addiction-Michalenes mission Inc. in Penns...
06/04/2026

A recent story from 28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) about Prevention Point NEPA – Puck-Addiction-Michalenes mission Inc. in Pennsylvania highlights an important question: Are we investing in solutions that we know work?

For the past eight years, Pamela Keefe has led Prevention Point NEPA, bringing wound care, naloxone, STI testing, and support directly to people across Luzerne County.

Today, the mobile unit that helped bring care directly to the community is no longer operational. Yet the need remains, and Pamela continues showing up, providing services from her car while advocating for the investment needed to keep mobile care moving.

This story is about more than one vehicle. It's about whether we recognize that mobile healthcare works.

Across the country, mobile programs are helping people access substance use treatment in ways traditional healthcare often cannot. One of many examples is the Arkansas Mobile Opioid Recovery (ARMOR) program, which uses mobile units funded through opioid settlement dollars to bring medication-assisted treatment, counseling, harm reduction services, primary care, and peer recovery support directly to rural communities. In 2024 alone, ARMOR served more than 1,700 patients and distributed more than 1,200 naloxone kits — demonstrating how mobile healthcare can expand access to life-saving care while reducing barriers to treatment.

People struggling with addiction often face barriers like transportation, stigma, provider shortages, and distrust of healthcare systems. Mobile clinics remove those barriers by bringing care to trusted community spaces and meeting people where they are.

➡️ We don't have to wonder whether mobile healthcare can support recovery. We already know it can. The question is whether we're willing to invest in solutions that save lives.

Mobile healthcare is having a moment!  This week, Kait Guild, Assistant Director at Mobile Health Map, is in Washington,...
06/03/2026

Mobile healthcare is having a moment! This week, Kait Guild, Assistant Director at Mobile Health Map, is in Washington, D.C. for the 2026 National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Fly-In, joining partners, advocates, and healthcare leaders from across the country to help elevate the role mobile clinics play in connecting communities to care.

We're especially looking forward to the Care in Motion: The Community Health Center Mobile Health Experience, where a mobile clinic from Refuah Health Center will be on-site at Capitol Hill, giving policymakers and healthcare leaders the opportunity to experience mobile healthcare firsthand.

As mobile healthcare continues to gain momentum nationwide, we're excited for the conversations ahead about the future of the field and the opportunities to strengthen and grow mobile care across communities.

📷: Our partners (left to right) Drew Summerford (Matthews Specialty Vehicles, Inc), Cheyne Rauber (Matthews Specialty Vehicles), Stewart Hudson (Leon Lowenstein Foundation), Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP (National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Kait Guild, Jermaine Pope (NACHC), Chad Smith (Mobile Specialty Vehicles)

In too many parts of South Carolina, expecting mothers are forced to travel long distances just to access prenatal and p...
05/29/2026

In too many parts of South Carolina, expecting mothers are forced to travel long distances just to access prenatal and postpartum care. These maternity deserts create serious barriers for families and contribute to preventable health complications for moms and babies.

Now, a powerful new investment is bringing care directly to the communities that need it most.

Clemson Rural Health received $7.7 million from the South Carolina Department of Public Health to launch the B.L.O.O.M. Clinic, South Carolina’s first comprehensive mobile maternity program. The mobile unit will provide prenatal and postpartum care, chronic disease management, lactation support, remote monitoring, and connections to community-based services across underserved rural counties.

“This is an exciting initiative that brings comprehensive maternal care to women in a cluster of maternity desert counties and will save lives of moms and babies,” said Ron Gimbel, Clemson University professor and director of Clemson Rural Health.

❤️ Our FAVORITE part: The grant includes multi-year operating support, creating long-term sustainability and helping ensure families can count on consistent, trusted care close to home. ❤️

This investment is about more than a mobile unit. It’s about creating lasting access to care for mothers and babies in communities that have been overlooked for far too long.

Read the full story: https://news.clemson.edu/clemson-rural-health-receives-7-7m-maternal-care-access-grant-to-improve-care-of-mothers-and-babies-in-south-carolina/

In Weld County, Colorado — a county spanning 4,000 square miles — the Weld County Government health department launched ...
05/28/2026

In Weld County, Colorado — a county spanning 4,000 square miles — the Weld County Government health department launched a mobile clinic in 2025 to meet people where they are. A year later, the unit is delivering immunizations, STI screenings, preventive care, health education, and connections to essential services directly in communities.

What stands out most is not just what the mobile unit delivers — but how it shows up. Sometimes it’s a screening. Sometimes it’s a conversation. And sometimes, it’s a moment that changes everything — like a resident stopping for a hygiene kit, returning with questions, and discovering an undiagnosed health condition that led to follow-up care.

As more public health departments explore mobile care, stories like this show what becomes possible when care moves beyond clinic walls.

Read the full story and get inspired by this mobile clinic: https://www.mobilehealthmap.org/how-one-public-health-department-is-using-a-mobile-clinic-to-expand-reach-and-connect-more-people-to-care/

Heading into the long weekend feeling inspired by what’s happening in Ohio. 🚐❤️ Mobile clinics across the state are buil...
05/22/2026

Heading into the long weekend feeling inspired by what’s happening in Ohio. 🚐❤️

Mobile clinics across the state are building momentum and bringing healthcare directly into communities.

3 of many on our radar:

➡️ Coplin Health Systems recently launched mobile health unit services, bringing preventive care, chronic disease management, wellness services, and more directly to residents in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

➡️ Mercy Health’s mobile mammography van is traveling across Northwest Ohio, expanding access to convenient 3D breast cancer screenings for women across 21 counties.

➡️ Ohio University Heritage Community Clinic is expanding free mobile clinic services this summer, providing primary care, screenings, and women’s health services to uninsured and underinsured residents in rural communities across southeast Ohio.

We can’t wait to see the impact they continue to make in communities across Ohio. 👏

More than 37 million children in the U.S. rely on Medicaid for dental coverage. A new Harvard School of Dental Medicine ...
05/20/2026

More than 37 million children in the U.S. rely on Medicaid for dental coverage. A new Harvard School of Dental Medicine study finds that recent Medicaid changes could leave an estimated 480,000 children uninsured each year.

As families lose coverage, more children may go without preventive dental care. That means more advanced dental disease, more emergency visits, more missed school days, and higher long-term costs for families and the system.

The study projects:
• $87M in additional healthcare costs over 10 years
• 95,799 additional cases of tooth decay in children

As coverage shifts continue to reshape access, what will it take for the mobile health sector to adapt, sustain preventive care, and meet rising community need?

Read the full study to explore the findings: https://www.hsdm.harvard.edu/news/2026/05/medicaid-changes-could-threaten-childrens-dental-coverage-and-raise-costs

How can mobile health programs incorporate community voices into evaluation and decision-making?Join us for the next Eva...
05/14/2026

How can mobile health programs incorporate community voices into evaluation and decision-making?

Join us for the next Evaluation + Impact Special Interest Group webinar to explore practical strategies, real-world examples, and lessons from the field:

🗣️ Community Voice in Evaluation: The Role of Advisory Boards

📅 Tuesday, May 19, 2026

⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM ET

This conversation will explore how community advisory boards can help mobile health programs strengthen evaluation efforts, build trust, incorporate lived experience into decision-making, and better understand and communicate impact.

Participants will hear real-world examples and practical strategies for engaging communities throughout the evaluation process and creating more responsive, community-informed programs.

Whether you are building an evaluation framework, strengthening community partnerships, or looking for new ways to measure impact, this session will offer valuable insights for mobile healthcare leaders and teams.

REGISTER NOW: https://members.mobilehca.org/atlas/events-v4/register/2174?_gl=1*dt54i9*_ga*MTc3MDg3MDkzOC4xNzczMzQzNDQw*_ga_YCSMCLL76Y*czE3Nzg3NjY0NDEkbzI4JGcxJHQxNzc4NzY2NDc2JGoyNSRsMCRoMA..

This webinar is proudly co-hosted by Mobile Health Map and the Mobile Healthcare Association as part of the Evaluation + Impact Special Interest Group.

Mpox exposed something public health systems already knew but still struggle to solve: access doesn’t fail because vacci...
05/12/2026

Mpox exposed something public health systems already knew but still struggle to solve: access doesn’t fail because vaccines don’t exist. It fails because they don’t consistently reach the communities most impacted.

During the 2022 U.S. mpox outbreak in Minnesota, the Minnesota Immunization Networking Initiative (MINI) — a collaborative led by M Health Fairview and supported by over 125 community partners — helped change that.

A new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health shows how MINI’s mobile, partnership-driven model met people where they were: At Pride events, rural gatherings, and recurring community sites.

The impact was significant: MINI provided more than 2,200 mpox vaccine doses to individuals from 195 cities across the Midwest, reaching those most at risk.

This was infrastructure built for flexibility, trust, and continuity — strengthening access in the moment and preparedness over time.

What changes when vaccination is delivered through mobile, community-driven infrastructure during an outbreak? Read the full study: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23/5/593

Feeling energized! Today we co-hosted the Mobile Healthcare Association New England Coalition meeting alongside The Kraf...
05/01/2026

Feeling energized! Today we co-hosted the Mobile Healthcare Association New England Coalition meeting alongside The Kraft Center for Community Health and it delivered.

It was incredible to be with mobile clinic teams from across New England sharing ideas, learning from each other, and strengthening this field together.

Our highlight: A powerful conversation moderated by Kait Guild, featuring:

❤️ Bernie Delgado of Community Health Center, Inc., supporting a growing mobile program in Connecticut that delivers primary care and maternal health services through multiple mobile units, along with coordinated patient navigation.

❤️ Dr. Sarah Meyers of SSTAR Family HealthCare Center in Fall River, MA, providing mobile preventive care, addiction services, and harm reduction to people who are often not well connected to traditional care systems.

❤️ Rainelle Walker-White of The Family Van in Boston, who brings over 32 years of experience in mobile health care, delivering free health screenings, education, and trusted care directly into neighborhoods week after week.

The discussion centered on how mobile teams build trust with clients, adapt care in real time, and stay responsive to what communities need now and in the future.

Grateful to everyone contributing to the continued growth of this work.

Rural health transformation is at a turning point.In this powerful piece published in Health Affairs, our Assistant Dire...
04/30/2026

Rural health transformation is at a turning point.

In this powerful piece published in Health Affairs, our Assistant Director Kait Guild makes a clear case for what comes next. With historic investments like the Rural Health Transformation Program, we have a real opportunity to expand access to care in rural communities. But without long-term planning for sustainability, integration, and operations, we risk repeating a familiar pattern: care that arrives, then disappears.

The solution is within reach. Mobile clinics are already delivering results at scale— expanding access, improving outcomes, and strengthening connections to care. What’s needed now is thoughtful implementation that treats mobile health as a lasting part of the healthcare system, not a temporary fix.

Thank you, Kait, for putting a spotlight on this critical moment for rural health and mobile health.

Read the full article to see what’s at stake — and what it will take to get it right. https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/rural-health-transformation-investments-must-pair-mobile-health-1777468557815

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