Betty Alexy|Christine Elnitsky
Rural Mobile Health Unit: Outcomes
Old Dominion University|Old Dominion University
abstract mobile health unit implemented increase access nursing services improve andor maintain functional status health status increase health promotion behaviors rural elderly residents experiencing difficulty obtaining health care due illness transportation problems financial factors 222 project participants 1773 encounters completed mean number visits per individual 79 participants project demonstrated increased breast cervical cancer screenings increased immunization rates influenza pneumonia tetanus decreased utilization emergency room project represents alternative model health care delivery rural area limited resources health care providers