Mobile clinical services have the potential to elimate many barriers that keep people from seeking health services. This presentation explores the feasibility, history, and effectiveness of offering mobile clinical services in the Latino community, drawing on recent experience in the Greater New Orleans area. The presentation opens with an overview of past health promotion and health services using mobile clinics in the Latino community. The authors present an initiative conducted in New Orleans to assess the feasibility and appropriateness of offering mobile clinical services in a low income Latino community. Assessment plans and techniques will be discussed, along with results. Strengths and challenges will be discussed, along with recommendations for future work.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session the participants will be able: To understand the recent history of offering mobile clinical services to Latino communities in the United States To identify strengths and challenges of providing mobile clinical services in Latino communities
Keywords: Community-Based Care, Latino Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.