Mom & Baby Mobile Health Center University of Arizona
The March of Dimes Mom & Baby Mobile Health Center operated by the University of Arizona provides free prenatal and primary care to uninsured and underinsured patients in southern Arizona.
The University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine is one of the top-ranking family medicine programs in the country and is recognized for providing outstanding clinical education to medical students, residents, and fellows; conducting groundbreaking research; and developing innovative community engagement programs designed to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities.
Learn more about the impact made by the Mom and Baby Health Center operated by the University of Arizona in 2024.
Through a partnership with Americares, the mobile health program gave early input on a toolkit to help free and charitable clinics better support and educate their patients during extreme heat events and wildfires. The clinic also joined Affirm's Adolescent Champion model, an 18-month program addressing clinic practices and culture to improve healthcare accessibility and outcomes for youth and adolescents. Through this effort, the clinic has begun offering same-day long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), reducing the number of patient appointments needed for these procedures. Clinically, the program was once again recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) for its excellence in treating hypertension through the AHA Target Blood Pressure Gold+ Award for 2024. This recognition is awarded to clinics achieving 70% or greater blood pressure control. For the prenatal clinics, an analysis of delivery outcomes for low-risk birthing individuals found that the care provided by the UA Mobile Health Program resulted in Cesarean birth rates under the nationally designated target. Finally, through internships, shadowing opportunities, and student employment, the mobile health team mentored 15 medical students, 6 nursing students, and 17 undergraduate students. At a higher educational level, 46 family medicine residents rotated through the prenatal and family medicine clinics.