Service Learning in Health Care for Underserved Communities: University of Iowa Mobile Clinic, 2019 | Zendy

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Service Learning in Health Care for Underserved Communities: University of Iowa Mobile Clinic, 2019

Author(s) -

Melissa Palma,

Andrea Arthofer,

Kristen M. 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.

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