The County has officially launched a new initiative elected leaders and community members say will help expand health care in underserved neighborhoods.
Last Thursday, County Executive Marc Elrich, representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and other County leaders were on hand at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Mobile Health Clinic. The ceremony took place in Poolesville, an area of the County that is in need of medical services.
Changing People’s Lives
Christopher Rogers is the Policy and Strategy Officer with the Public Health Services Division in DHHS. He told MCM, “The Mobile Health Clinic is a transformative step toward advancing health equity in Montgomery County-one of the most diverse counties in Maryland. Despite the County’s many strengths, we continue to see disparities in health outcomes, particularly among uninsured and under-resourced communities.”
Rogers said the Mobile Health Clinic will meet people where they are and provide essential medical, dental, and behavioral health services directly in neighborhoods that face barriers to care…