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What happens when a community health center adds a mobile clinic to its care model?New research shows the impact: care r...
03/11/2026

What happens when a community health center adds a mobile clinic to its care model?

New research shows the impact: care reaches people who might never walk through a clinic door.

Across the U.S., millions face barriers to primary care, from transportation challenges to limited clinic hours and complex systems.

This study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, examines how Community Health Center, a statewide Federally Qualified Health Center network in Connecticut, integrated mobile health units into their primary care system — meeting people where they are.

By bringing services like chronic disease screening, mental health support, and women’s health directly into communities, CHC’s mobile units created low-barrier entry points — while connecting patients back to ongoing primary care.

It’s a clear example of how mobile clinics and community health centers can work hand-in-hand to strengthen access to care.

📖 Read the full research to see this model in action. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23/2/158

💗 A mammogram can change a life. Bringing it into the community can change the system.Across 119 mobile mammography clin...
03/10/2026

💗 A mammogram can change a life. Bringing it into the community can change the system.

Across 119 mobile mammography clinics tracked on our Impact Tracker, every $1 invested returns $47 to the healthcare system, generating $985.5M in savings and 13,939 life-years saved.

One example comes from Long Island. Since 2019, the Stony Brook Medicine Mobile Mammography Unit has delivered 11,000 screenings, with 35% of patients receiving their FIRST-EVER mammogram aboard the unit.

According to the CDC, by catching cancer early, mobile mammography reduces breast cancer deaths by 26% and raises survival above 99% — while also significantly lowering treatment costs.

This is prevention in action. ❤️

💭 What if life-saving care came to every community?

REGISTER NOW! Mobile clinics are proving every day that they can reach people traditional healthcare often misses — but ...
02/25/2026

REGISTER NOW! Mobile clinics are proving every day that they can reach people traditional healthcare often misses — but the landscape is shifting fast. Funding changes, policy updates, preventive care priorities, and state-level interest are reshaping the field.

Join us and the Mobile Healthcare Association for a free, 1-hour webinar to explore:
✅ Key insights from our latest 2025 Landscape Report
✅ Updates on the Mobile Healthcare Association’s Certificate of Excellence
✅ How to use your data to grow and sustain your program
✅ Ways to shape and strengthen the mobile health movement

📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
💻 Virtual via Zoom

This conversation is for mobile clinic leaders, staff, and partners ready to stay ahead of trends and advance the field.

Register now: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-VcFTeTPQsaIbYE4RtOU3g #/registration

02/24/2026

Rural healthcare is a growing national conversation right now. Recent analyses from organizations like Chartis, KFF, and the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms highlight the pressures facing rural hospitals and the importance of how states use funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program.

But one question matters most:
How will care actually reach people in rural communities?

Here’s what we know from the mobile health sector:
➡️ 65% of mobile clinics serve rural communities
➡️ That share has nearly doubled in recent years
➡️ Most provide preventive care and primary care, and 1 in 4 offers dental services

Across the country, mobile clinics are bringing care directly to farms, schools, churches, and community centers — reaching communities that traditional healthcare systems often struggle to reach.

In our new blog, we share what the data shows and why mobile clinics should be a core strategy in rural health transformation.

❤️ Rural health transformation doesn’t just need funding. It needs wheels. ❤️

👉 As states shape their plans, what role do you think mobile clinics should play in rural healthcare?

Read the blog: https://www.mobilehealthmap.org/mobile-clinics-in-rural-health-transformation-why-states-must-include-them/

🚐 In case you missed it: Last week, we partnered with the Mobile Healthcare Association to discuss the importance of eva...
02/18/2026

🚐 In case you missed it: Last week, we partnered with the Mobile Healthcare Association to discuss the importance of evaluating quality in mobile health programs.

The session highlighted our Public Health Quality Tool (PHQTool), a free, evidence-based resource designed specifically for mobile clinics. It helps your team turn evaluation into action by:

1️⃣ Making your program stronger. See what’s working, identify areas to improve, and set clear priorities.

2️⃣ Better serving your community. Ensure your services are fair, accessible, and meet real needs.

3️⃣ Showing your impact. Share clear evidence of your results with funders, partners, and supporters.

By using the PHQTool, your team can provide stronger, more responsive care, and show your community and stakeholders the tangible difference your mobile clinic makes.

💡 If you haven’t tried the PHQTool yet, read our blog and get started! https://www.mobilehealthmap.org/public-health-quality-tool-for-mobile-clinics/

What. A. Week. 🚐✨. Mobile health is having a moment — and we’re grateful to be part of it.This week, our Mobile Health M...
02/13/2026

What. A. Week. 🚐✨. Mobile health is having a moment — and we’re grateful to be part of it.

This week, our Mobile Health Map team was on Zoom, on stages, and in rooms across the country:

🔹 Sharing how mobile programs can turn data into action.

🔹 Lifting up how mobile clinics are reshaping access to care.

🔹 Contributing to state-level policy conversations that strengthen and sustain mobile care.

If this week showed us anything, it’s this: the momentum for mobile health is real — and it’s growing. We’re thankful to be sharing and building alongside so many dedicated partners!

Onward. 🚐

A new article by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms finds that 42 states included...
02/11/2026

A new article by researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms finds that 42 states included mobile health in their Rural Health Transformation Plans. With billions in federal funding now entering the pre-implementation phase, decisions about design, financing, and integration are being made right now.

For mobile programs, this signals a real opportunity to get a seat at the table:

➡️ States are naming mobile clinics as part of rural health infrastructure, but many plans lack operational detail.

➡️ Policymakers need real-world mobile health expertise to move from ideas to implementation.

➡️ Mobile clinics that can speak to operations, reimbursement, partnerships, and impact can help shape what these programs become.

📖 Read the article to understand how states are approaching mobile health: https://chir.georgetown.edu/from-clinics-to-communities-mobile-health-in-state-rural-health-transformation-plans/

Now is the time for mobile clinics to connect with state partners and share what it actually takes to launch, sustain, and integrate mobile care.

Quality improvement, evaluation, and state-level solutions are shaping the future of mobile healthcare. This week, the M...
02/10/2026

Quality improvement, evaluation, and state-level solutions are shaping the future of mobile healthcare. This week, the Mobile Health Map team is excited to share our expertise alongside partners and leaders working to strengthen community-based care.

Here’s where you’ll find us:
📅 Feb 10 | Mobile Healthcare Association – Evaluation + Impact SIG (FREE Webinar) Kait Guild, Manager of Evaluation and Strategic Partnerships, will present on the Public Health Quality Tool (PHQTool), an online assessment helping mobile programs evaluate quality, turn data into action, and strengthen sustainability.

📅 Feb 11 | OPEN MINDS Circle Performance Management Institute
Mary Kathryn Fallon, CPA, Acting Co-Director, The Family Van / Mobile Health Map, will join a panel exploring how mobile care, convenient care, telehealth, and hybrid models are reshaping access to care — and helping us move forward without repeating the mistakes of the past.
4:00–5:30 PM | Back to the Future: How Today’s Healthcare Is the Realization of a 1990s Vision

📅 Feb 13 | Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms (FREE Webinar)
Mary Kathryn Fallon will join national experts to discuss state-level solutions for expanding access to care through mobile clinics, especially in rural and hard-to-reach communities.

If you’re attending any of these — or joining the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Policy & Issues Forum, we’d love to connect and keep the conversation going about how mobile clinics bring care closer to where people live, learn, and work!

Learn more about these events and register: https://www.mobilehealthmap.org/events/

🚨 Calling all Community Health Center leaders! 🚨 Are you attending National Association of Community Health Centers (NAC...
02/05/2026

🚨 Calling all Community Health Center leaders! 🚨 Are you attending National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)’s 2026 Policy & Issues Forum, Feb 9–12?

Don’t miss these must-attend sessions packed with actionable insights to advance mobile health!

➡️ Monday, Feb 9 | 3:00–4:00 PM ET
Turning Local Needs into Policy Wins: Partnership and Advocacy Strategies to Advance Mobile Health
Join Kait Guild, Manager of Evaluation and Strategic Relationships at Mobile Health Map, and Stewart Hudson, Executive Director at the Leon Lowenstein Foundation as they dive into how state and local advocacy can translate community needs into policy wins, protect funding streams, and expand innovative models like mobile health.

Also participating: Sean Wiley (Rapid Health Deployments), Chad Smith (Mobile Specialty Vehicles), Dennis Hoag (Matthews Specialty Vehicles), among others.

➡️ Tuesday, Feb 10 | 1:30–2:30 PM ET
The Moment for Mobile Is Now: Advancing Mobile Health Policy & Implementation
Hear lessons from Driving Health Forward's Donald Blanchon and Nicky Goren and gain practical insights for planning, designing, and implementing mobile health programs through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Rural Health Transformation Program and beyond.

➡️ Wednesday, Feb 11 | 9:30–10:30 AM ET
Mobilizing Primary Care: Transforming Underused Units into Full-Service Delivery Sites
Learn how underutilized mobile health units can become full-service primary care sites. Gain hands-on strategies for market assessment, staffing, financial sustainability, and operational planning from experts Rebecca Stauffer, MPA (CohnReznick), and Gab Sauder, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, EDAC (Capital Link).

📅 Add these sessions to your calendar and stop by to meet Kait from the Mobile Health Map team. We’d love to connect with fellow CHC leaders and partners at P&I.

What if staying healthy was as easy as going to school? Le Bonheur on the Move makes it possible!Four days a week, their...
02/04/2026

What if staying healthy was as easy as going to school? Le Bonheur on the Move makes it possible!

Four days a week, their mobile clinic travels to rural schools in West Tennessee, bringing well-child exams, vision and hearing screenings, nutrition checks, and health education — right to students!

No long drives, missed work for parents, or missed school. Care comes to the children, instead of children having to go to care.

Their impact:

➡️ 44 rural schools reached

➡️ 1,058 children served

➡️ 307 emergency visits avoided

➡️ $28 returned for every $1 invested

By meeting children where they are, families save time, kids stay healthy, and learning continues without pause. ❤️

📷 Le Bonheur on the Move

❤️ We’re excited to announce the 14 mobile clinics selected for this year’s Mobile Health Impact Accelerator! ❤️ These c...
02/03/2026

❤️ We’re excited to announce the 14 mobile clinics selected for this year’s Mobile Health Impact Accelerator! ❤️

These clinics are bringing essential care directly to people across the country — from rural towns to urban neighborhoods, from schools to community centers. They represent a variety of organizations, including university-led programs, public health departments, and community-based teams, all committed to meeting people where they are. Together, they are providing maternal and infant care, preventive and primary care, immunizations, dental and vision services, behavioral health support, and street-based care — making health care accessible for those who need it most.

Through this six-month learning collaborative, participating clinics will receive expert coaching and practical tools to evaluate their work, strengthen services, and clearly communicate their impact. They’ll also learn alongside peers who understand the realities and challenges of mobile health every day.

Congratulations to this year’s Accelerator clinics:

✅ Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College of Nursing Mobile Clinic (TX)

✅ Ascension Saint Agnes Mobile Health Clinic (MD)

✅ DePaul Community Health Centers – Mobile Health (LA)

✅ Aurora Mobile Health (WI)

✅ Envision EyeCare for All (OR)

✅ Leidos QTC Health Services (VA)

✅ MOM Mobile: Maternity on the Move, Martin County Healthy Start Coalition, Inc. (FL)

✅ Utah Partners for Health (UT)

✅ McHenry County Government Mobile Health Clinic (IL)

✅ Whittier Street Health Center (MA)

✅ ESD 112 Audiology and Nursing Corp (WA)

✅ Midwest Street Medicine (SD)

✅ Advancing Momentum for Mobile Health, Community Health Systems, Inc. (FQHC) (CA)

✅ Weld County Government Mobile Health Unit (CO)

From coast to coast, these clinics are strengthening communities and showing the power of mobile health. We’re excited to learn alongside them as they continue making a real difference every day.

REGISTER NOW! Curious how your mobile program measures up in delivering top-quality care?Join Mobile Health Map and the ...
01/29/2026

REGISTER NOW! Curious how your mobile program measures up in delivering top-quality care?

Join Mobile Health Map and the Mobile Healthcare Association for a FREE webinar!

⭐ Beyond Outputs: Evaluating Public Health Quality in Mobile Health ⭐

In this FREE Webinar, you'll learn about the Public Health Quality Tool, an online assessment that helps mobile health programs align practice with core public health quality goals like effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.

In this session, you’ll discover how to:

✅ Evaluate public health quality in mobile programs

✅ Turn findings into actionable quality improvement and sustainability strategies

✅ Use outcomes to strengthen advocacy and demonstrate impact

📅 February 10 | 2:00–3:00 PM ET

🎤 Presenter: Kait Guild, Manager of Evaluation and Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Health Map

👉 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/ejJ6vBQG

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

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