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This literature review outlines support for mobile health clinics as a successful and cost-effective method of healthcare delivery, especially towards underserved populations. Although financial and logistical challenges exist when implementing mobile health clinics, they ultimately help eliminate common barriers to health access. “Serving as a stepping-stone between the clinic and the community, MHCs are able to address both medical and social determinants of health, and have the potential to play an important role in our evolving healthcare system.”
Resource Details
- Geographic Areas of Implementation: Rural|Urban
- Setting/Context of Implementation: Clinical|Community
- Topics of Practice: Outreach/ Education/ Communications
- Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Capacity Building|Reduction of Health Disparities
- Level of Evidence: Promising
- Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
- Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
- Outside of US: No