The outreach model of health care delivery was designed from its beginning to bridge care to the hardest to reach, most marginalized homeless populations. From its humble origins, the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) model of outreach has been a work-in-progress. First, care was often delivered from the back of vans with supplies stored in plastic trunks; later, makeshift clinics in tents with folding card tables brought a semblance of privacy to both client and provider; and finally, state-of-the-art mobile medical vehicles complete with electronic medical record systems and pharmacies became clinics on wheels that travel anywhere to reach clients in need.
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Best Practices, Case Report, Clinical Practice, Homeless Services, Mobile Health, Street Medicine