Enhancing primary healthcare in under-resourced communities with mobile health clinics

Nursing. 2025 Jan 1;55(1):56-61. doi: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000116. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

Abstract

Mobile health clinics (MHCs) have the potential to enhance primary care in low-resource communities. This article describes an initiative spearheaded by public health nurses that utilized MHCs to provide affordable, equitable, and culturally appropriate primary healthcare services to a rural community in Haiti.

MeSH terms

  • Haiti
  • Humans
  • Mobile Health Units* / organization & administration
  • Primary Health Care* / organization & administration
  • Public Health Nursing / organization & administration
  • Rural Health Services / organization & administration
  • Rural Population / statistics & numerical data