Mobile Health Insights.
Stories, lessons, and deep dives from the team building mobile healthcare, from program design to the road.
124 articles
Build a Mobile Program With RHT Startup Funds
Sequencing service plan, staffing, and platform before the money runs out
Community Engagement and Patient Recruitment for Mobile Healthcare
Building trust and partnerships before the clinic hits the road
Community Health Needs Assessment Guide
Turn local data on need into routes, services, and funded proposals
Disparities in Substance Use and Overdose
Why a falling national overdose rate hides rising deaths among communities of color
Treating Co-Occurring Disorders by Mobile
Closing the gap between mental health and addiction treatment
Can FQHCs Get Rural Health Transformation Funding?
How health centers reach state subgrants, not CMS directly
How to Fund a Mobile SUD Program
Braiding grants, Medicaid, settlement funds, and RHT into a plan that lasts
Treating Alcohol Use Disorder by Mobile
Bringing FDA-approved medications and counseling to a mostly untreated population
Community Engagement for Mobile Clinics
Building the trust and partnerships that fill a schedule
Mobile Clinic Regulatory and Licensing Guide
The four compliance layers a clinic clears before seeing patients
Choosing Your Mobile Clinic Service Model
Scope, deployment, and structure decisions that shape the whole build
Mobile Dental Clinics Explained
How portable oral care reaches patients fixed offices miss
Mobile HIV, Hepatitis, and STI Testing
Rapid, low-barrier screening that reaches people fixed clinics rarely see
Immunizations for Pregnant Women
Pairing convenient access with the recommendation that raises uptake
Buprenorphine and Naltrexone by Mobile
Two medications any qualified prescriber can start from a mobile clinic
Nutrition in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Screening, WIC enrollment, and counseling folded into every visit
Social Determinants of Maternal Health
Why most of what shapes a pregnancy happens outside the exam room
Preconception Health and Mobile Programs
Reaching people before pregnancy, when much of the risk is set
Mobile Primary Care Clinics Explained
What they deliver, who they serve, and the evidence behind them
Mobile Vision Clinics: Closing the Gap
Why closing the loop from screening to glasses is everything
Treating Polysubstance Use
Why single-drug models miss the wound, the stimulant, and the antidote gap
What Can RHT Program Funds Be Used For?
What the federal list allows and what your state's plan actually funds
Expanding Rural Substance Use Treatment
Closing the buprenorphine gap in counties with no local prescriber
Substance Use Treatment During Pregnancy
MOUD, the standard of care, and how mobile programs lower barriers
Sustaining Your Program After RHT Ends
Designing a program that outlives its grant funding
Xylazine Wounds: Care and Sepsis Prevention
Why naloxone alone falls short and how mobile teams prevent amputation
Full-Service Partner vs Vehicle Manufacturer
How build-only versus program-wide scope reshapes your launch timeline and risk
What Harm Reduction Is and How Mobile Delivers It
Practical, evidence-based strategies, and how mobile clinics put them where people are.
Treating HIV and Hepatitis C in Drug Use
Co-locating testing, treatment, and MOUD for people who inject drugs
Mobile Clinics for Chronic Disease
Turning one-time screening into ongoing diabetes and hypertension control
Run a Mobile Clinic as an FQHC Extension
Adding a mobile clinic under your health center's scope, staff, and referrals
Mobile Clinic Metrics and KPIs
Tracking usage, quality, finances, satisfaction, and population impact
Choosing Sites, Routes, and Schedules
Keeping the clinic booked by parking where trust and traffic already exist
Family-Centered Maternal Care by Mobile
Treating the whole household in one visit so parents keep their care
The ROI Case for Mobile Health
Building a state RHT proposal on cost, savings, and outcomes
Mobile Mammography: Reaching the Unscreened
Bringing breast cancer screening to women fixed sites miss
Maternal Behavioral Health by Mobile
Pairing perinatal mental health screening with reachable treatment
Maternal Oral Health and Mobile Dental
Delivering the dental care most pregnant patients are told to skip
The Fourth Trimester: Mobile Postpartum Care
Catching the risk that ends at the delivery room door
Mobile Prenatal Care Access
Routine pregnancy visits delivered where patients can reach them
Mobile School-Based Health Clinics
One mobile clinic extending pediatric care across a district's schools
How Mobile Clinics Deliver SUD Treatment
What a mobile SUD program delivers and how to staff it to last
Mobile Vaccination Clinics Explained
How cold chain, records, and placement raise immunization coverage
Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths
Pairing overdose reversal with a warm connection to treatment
The Many Pathways to Recovery
Why supporting several recovery routes reaches more people
Broader Health Needs of People Who Use Drugs
Turning a trusted substance use contact into a front door to whole-person care
Relapse Prevention in Recovery
Medication, continuity, and support that keep recovery on track
Rural Health Transformation Program Timeline
Federal dates versus the state windows that actually affect you
Rural Hospital Closures: Can RHT Help?
How RHT preserves access when hospitals shrink or close
Rural Workforce Shortage and Mobile Care
Stretching scarce clinicians across communities that cannot each recruit their own
How to Screen for Substance Use Disorder
Using SBIRT and warm handoffs to close the treatment gap
Street Medicine: Mobile Care for the Homeless
Delivering care to unsheltered patients where they already are
Turnkey vs In-House Mobile Clinic Operations
Comparing the two operating models on speed, risk, control, and cost
Wound Care for People Who Use Drugs
Low-barrier treatment that becomes a door into care
Reaching and Treating Youth Who Use Drugs
Meeting teens where fentanyl in counterfeit pills is the acute risk
How to Market your Mobile Health Clinic to Attract Patients in 6 Steps
A six-step marketing playbook for new mobile practices
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Mobile Healthcare in Action: Expanding Access Through UTC\u2019s MobileMOC Program
A university mobile clinic reaching rural Tennessee communities
Turnkey Mobile Health Programs: What They Include and When They Make Sense
When a full operating partner beats building it yourself
Do You Know All The Mobile Clinic Regulations In Your State?
State rules for mobile dental and medical units vary widely
A Mobile Health Program Is More Than a Vehicle: Here Is What Else to Plan
The eight stages that make a program work beyond the vehicle
How to Fund a Mobile Health Program: Five Pathways and How to Layer Them
Federal, state, foundation, reimbursement, and leasing sources, and how to combine them
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program
How an HRSA grant funds community mobile clinics for underserved children
How Mobile Health programs improve access for older adults
Closing the transportation, dental, and Medicare gaps that keep seniors home
Ultimate Guide to Starting a Mobile Medical Program
From vision and team to the right clinic and a workable plan
Dental Hygienist Considering a Mobile Dental Unit?
A state-by-state reference on direct access dental hygiene laws
The Difference in Promise and Performance - A Sham Guarantee
Reading the gap between what a warranty promises and delivers
Prescribing Produce: How Mobile Health Clinics Tackle Food Insecurity
Screening, produce prescriptions, and food pharmacies that make dietary advice actionable
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Bringing Women\u2019s Health and Heart Care Closer to Home in Greensboro
Cone Health launches two mobile clinics for prevention across the Piedmont Triad
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Just Three Hours Away
Mobile healthcare and the rural health access crisis
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Smiles on Wheels: How to Launch a Mobile Dental Program and Transform Lives
A six-step path from community needs assessment to standard operating protocols
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Mission Mobile Medical Group Awards Mobile Clinic to Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Following National Competition
West Virginia health center wins competition to serve five schools
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Rolling Rescues: Transforming Rural Communities One Smile at a Time
Bringing dental care to communities where dentists are scarce
Mission Mobile Medical Invests in the Future Through Second Annual Scholarship Program
Second-year awards grow to $12,000 for employees' families
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The Global Mobile Medical Association Launches to Transform Community Healthcare with Unified Network
A first-of-its-kind network giving isolated mobile programs shared tools and advocacy
When Love Hurts: How Screening and Early Intervention by Mobile Health Programs Can Address the Behavioral Health Impact of Teen Dating Violence
Screening and early intervention to reach teens before crisis
From Patient to Purpose: Why this work is personal
A widow-maker heart attack at 37 and the miles that nearly cost a life
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Meeting People Where They Are: How Mobile Clinics Support Overdose Prevention
Closing the gap between overdose risk and timely, low-barrier response
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Mobile Clinics and Medicaid MCO Network Adequacy: From Compliance to Real Access
Why paper networks fail and how mobile clinics deliver real access
Distance: The Double-Edged Sword of Rural Life
Why the miles that define rural life also block access to care
National Rural Health Day \u2013 \u201cRural Rising\u201d
Why community-led collaboration drives rural workforce retention
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Rural Patients aren\u2019t Hard to Reach. The System Is.
How transportation barriers drive costs and sink quality scores
Bridging Gaps: How Mobile Clinics Drive Health Equity in Rural Areas
Bringing primary, preventive, and specialty care closer to home
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Coastal Community Health and Mission Mobile Medical Announce Partnership
Deploying mobile clinics for primary care across underserved coastal communities
Mobile Clinic Makeover: Refreshing Your Mobile Health Mission!
Repairs, warranty updates, and driver certification to keep clinics running
Mobile Clinics: A Powerful Tool to Address Opioid Addiction
Cutting wait times and reaching underserved communities with MAT
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation invites applications for 2025 grants
New York grants of $75,000 or more for vulnerable-community health
North Carolina Community Foundation Grant Opportunities
How North Carolina's affiliate foundations and giving circles award community grants
How Mobile Medical Programs are Transforming the Healthcare Industry
How meeting patients where they are cuts avoidable ER costs
Single Vs. Dual Exam Room Clinics: Which One Fits Your Needs?
Weighing space, cost, throughput, and specialty before you build
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Tennessee\u2019s $13M Boost for Rural Healthcare
State grants targeting sustainable, resilient rural care systems
How to Write a Mobile Health Clinic Business Plan
The eight sections funders expect, and the numbers behind them
Do You Know All The Mobile Medical Regulations In Your State?
How medical and dental unit rules differ across states
Shifting Upstream: Unlocking Value in Rural Healthcare
How networked satellite primary care clinics prevent acute episodes and create value for health plans and health systems
Can you convert an RV into a mobile clinic? Of course you can!
Why a proven RV chassis beats waiting on a custom build
Mobile Clinic Type Guide
Medical, dental, mammography, behavioral: which platform fits your mission.
Manatee County Opens Applications for 2025 Opioid Impact Grant
Settlement-funded grants for substance abuse and mental health programs
Advancing Maternal and Child Health: New Funding Opportunities
HRSA's new research consortium consolidates two legacy programs under one grant
Empowering North Dakota: Grant Opportunities to Combat Opioid Crisis
Opioid settlement dollars open for prevention, treatment, and recovery programs
Florida Blue Foundation 2025 Mental Well-Being Grant Applications\u2013Open
Multi-year funding for Florida nonprofits expanding mental health access
North Carolina's Historic $835M Behavioral Health Investment
State dollars raising Medicaid rates and expanding crisis care
Recent Announcements from the FORHP
A roundup of federal rural health updates, funding, and deadlines
Mobile OTP/MAT Clinics: A Promising Solution to the Opioid Crisis
Bringing opioid treatment to the rural counties that lack it
Get to Know Grants: Mobile Clinic Grant Types
Federal, rural, and private foundation funding paths compared
Mission Mobile Medical recently interviewed by the American Mobile Dentistry Alliance
MMM's president on adding mobile and teledentistry to a post-pandemic practice
Do You Know All The Mobile Dental Regulations In Your State?
State-by-state permit, supervision, and equipment rules that trip up operators
Ultimate Guide to Fundraising for Your Mobile Healthcare Program
Building lasting donor relationships and the artful ask, not just chasing checks
Expanding Access to Healthcare With the New Access Points Grant
Eligibility, application requirements, and post-award obligations for HRSA's NAP grant
Dental Grant Opportunities
Four federal and foundation sources funding mobile dental programs
Grants from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Federal funding paths for HIV care, dental, and support services
How RHIhub Connects FQHCs to Grant Opportunities
Five RHIhub grant programs FQHCs can use to serve rural communities
HRSA Grant Opportunities
How to find and win federal funding for your mobile clinic
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding Opportunities
Grant paths for mobile clinics closing health equity gaps
USDA Rural Development: A Guide to Loan Guarantees and Grants
Loan guarantees, community facility grants, and economic development funding for rural clinics
Mobile Clinics and How They Can Zero in On Behavioral Health
How FQHCs extend mental health care beyond the walls of a fixed clinic
The Top 3 Decision-Making Criteria for Buying Your Mobile Clinic
Matching layout, maintenance, and compliance to your service plan
Exploring the World of Mobile Health Clinics
How mobile clinics bring care to underserved communities
Mobile health clinics: the way of the future?
Cost savings, regulations, and technology driving wider adoption
Why time is of the essence when it comes to buying a Mobile Health Clinic
Grant deadlines and community needs reward acting sooner
6 Mistakes to Avoid When Running a Mobile Health Program
Common cost, licensing, platform, and staffing traps that stall new programs
Do You Know All The Mobile Mammography Regulations In Your State?
State-by-state rules governing mobile dental and medical unit operation
6 Tips For Successfully Launching a Mobile Dental Clinic
Six steps from needs assessment to risk management
How to Build the Right Team for Your Mobile Health Program
Values, teamwork, and clear communication for demanding mobile care environments
Global Mobile Dental Unit Market Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
Relief-funded demand met shrinking inventory and long build times
Used Mobile Medical - It's Not About The Money
Why how you spend beats how much you have