UNCG nursing faculty and students working on Minerva’s Mobile Health Unit
Minerva’s Mobile Health Unit at work in the community
Minerva’s Mobile Health Unit
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Minerva’s Mobile Health Unit in the Making
On Aug. 12, 2023, the UNC Greensboro School of Nursing officially unveiled its new mobile clinic, known as Minerva’s Mobile Health, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on UNCG’s campus.
“Now, with Minerva’s Mobile Health, we will be bringing our School of Nursing students, faculty, and staff to rural and underserved communities to make a remarkable, real-world impact,” said Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. “Our collective goal is simple: serve our neighbors by providing health care while educating tomorrow’s nurses with hands-on lifesaving skills – right in the communities that need them most.”
Minerva’s Mobile Health was made possible thanks to funding that the School of Nursing, in partnership with Cone Health, received last year from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The HRSA grant is for $3.7 million over four years.
Students in UNCG’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, as well as nurse practitioner students in the graduate program, will get clinical experiences in the mobile health unit and at pop-up clinics eventually in six counties – Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham.
How WE Got Here
Mission Mobile Medical, a Greensboro-based mobile health clinic manufacturer, transformed a Thor A.C.E. motorhome into a mobile health unit for the School of Nursing. A team of carpenters, electricians, fabricators, and technicians converted the RV into a mobile clinic in less than 150 days, adding an exam room, a waiting area for patients, a bathroom, and a wheelchair lift for anyone with mobility challenges.
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Audrey Snyder, PhD
Project Director HRSA Mobile Health Grant
Sandy Yamane, DNP
Nurse Practitioner Minerva Mobile Health Unit
Sarah Apel, MSN
Nurse Manager Minerva Mobile Health Unit
This Mobile Health Unit is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,718,122 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources from July 1 2002-2026. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.