Global to Local Health through Hennepin Healthcare's Pediatric Mobile Clinic and Travel Medicine

Location: Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN

UMN Faculty Contact: Sheyanga Beecher 

Objectives:

• Understand the barriers in accessing pediatric healthcare from a global-local lens

• Identify social determinants of health that increase healthcare disparities

• Determine necessary pre-travel counseling for families, with a particular understanding of the Visiting Family and Relatives population

• Provide equitable care through a mobile medical unit or a community based pop-up clinic

Pre-readings and videos:

• Yu SWY, Hill C, Ricks ML, Bennet J, Oriol NE. The scope and impact of mobile health clinics in the United States: a literature review. Int J Equity Health. 2017 Oct 5;16(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0671-2. PMID: 28982362; PMCID: PMC5629787.

• Malone NC, Williams MM, Smith Fawzi MC, Bennet J, Hill C, Katz JN, Oriol NE. Mobile health clinics in the United States. Int J Equity Health. 2020 Mar 20;19(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-1135-7. PMID: 32197637; PMCID: PMC7085168.

• Mobile Health Clinics Close Gaps in Care (Children's Hospital Association 2023)

• Chehab H, Fischer PR, Christenson JC. Preparing Children for International Travel. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Apr;42(4):189-202. doi: 10.1542/pir.2018-0353. PMID: 33795465.

You should know:

This rotation requires a minimum 4-6 weeks.