Mobile Clinics Under Threat: Gaps in Rural Healthcare in California’s Central Valley

A Center for Health Journalism article examines the pressures facing mobile clinics in California’s Central Valley, where rural and farmworker communities rely on mobile services for essential care amid persistent access gaps and funding uncertainty. It highlights how these clinics are a vital source of preventive care and chronic disease management, while also underscoring the challenges of sustaining their reach over time. Kait Guild, Manager of Evaluation at Mobile Health Map, contributes insight on the importance of strong data and evaluation systems to help mobile clinics demonstrate impact, secure support, and better target services to the communities that need them most.