Advances and Trends in Mobile Healthcare
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 419
Special Issue Editors
Interests: community engagement; mobile health clinics; medical education; health equity; patient simulation; community health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to serve as Guest Editors of a forthcoming Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health dedicated to mobile healthcare. This Special Issue will highlight original research on the planning, implementation, outcomes, challenges, and advancements in mobile healthcare.
Mobile clinics, customized vehicles that deliver health services, play a crucial role in reaching underserved and remote communities globally. These clinics adapt their services to meet local needs effectively while simultaneously building trust and reducing stigma. This Special Issue will strengthen the evidence base and increase understanding of this innovative model of healthcare.
We welcome submissions on a variety of topics related to mobile healthcare, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Effectiveness of mobile health programs;
- Access and equity in mobile health services;
- Economic evaluation of mobile health models;
- Policy and regulatory implications of mobile health practices;
- Technology in mobile health units.
We encourage submissions from diverse fields such as primary care, behavioral health, infectious disease, pediatrics, cancer screening, emergency preparedness, rural health, and oral health. Community-engaged research is particularly valued, and we strongly encourage submissions from authors typically underrepresented in medicine and public health. Please note that we are not accepting articles for this Special Issue about mHealth, the use of mobile devices for the delivery of healthcare services, with the exception of mHealth efforts used in conjunction with mobile health units.
We look forward to your contributions and the enriching discussions this Special Issue is expected to generate.
Dr. Nancy Oriol
Dr. Mollie Williams
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mobile clinics
- mobile health units
- mobile medicine
- distributed medical care
- street medicine
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