Open AccessService Learning in Health Care for Underserved Communities: University of Iowa Mobile Clinic, 2019
Author(s) -
Melissa Palma,
Andrea Arthofer,
Kristen Halstead,
Joyce M. Wahba,
Denise Martinez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2020.305755
Subject(s) - free clinic , immigration , equity (law) , medicine , gerontology , health care , health equity , family medicine , safety net , public health , environmental health , nursing , geography , economic growth , political science , archaeology , law , economics
The University of Iowa Mobile Clinic (UIMC) is an interdisciplinary student-run free medical clinic founded in 2002. UIMC provides free health screenings, education, and basic services to underserved populations in Iowa: immigrants, refugees, migrant farmworkers, individuals experiencing homelessness, low-income individuals, and people who live in rural communities. Forty-four percent of patients surveyed use UIMC as their only source of care. Ninety-seven percent of patients surveyed rate care as excellent or good. UIMC is a crucial safety net health care resource in Iowa to improve health equity.