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How can mobile health programs incorporate community voices into evaluation and decision-making?

Join us for the next Evaluation + Impact Special Interest Group webinar to explore practical strategies, real-world examples, and lessons from the field:

🗣️ Community Voice in Evaluation: The Role of Advisory Boards

📅 Tuesday, May 19, 2026

⏰ 2:00–3:00 PM ET

This conversation will explore how community advisory boards can help mobile health programs strengthen evaluation efforts, build trust, incorporate lived experience into decision-making, and better understand and communicate impact.

Participants will hear real-world examples and practical strategies for engaging communities throughout the evaluation process and creating more responsive, community-informed programs.

Whether you are building an evaluation framework, strengthening community partnerships, or looking for new ways to measure impact, this session will offer valuable insights for mobile healthcare leaders and teams.

REGISTER NOW: https://members.mobilehca.org/atlas/events-v4/register/2174?_gl=1*dt54i9*_ga*MTc3MDg3MDkzOC4xNzczMzQzNDQw*_ga_YCSMCLL76Y*czE3Nzg3NjY0NDEkbzI4JGcxJHQxNzc4NzY2NDc2JGoyNSRsMCRoMA..

This webinar is proudly co-hosted by Mobile Health Map and the Mobile Healthcare Association as part of the Evaluation + Impact Special Interest Group.

Mpox exposed something public health systems already knew but still struggle to solve: access doesn’t fail because vaccines don’t exist. It fails because they don’t consistently reach the communities most impacted.

During the 2022 U.S. mpox outbreak in Minnesota, the Minnesota Immunization Networking Initiative (MINI) — a collaborative led by M Health Fairview and supported by over 125 community partners — helped change that.

A new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health shows how MINI’s mobile, partnership-driven model met people where they were: At Pride events, rural gatherings, and recurring community sites.

The impact was significant: MINI provided more than 2,200 mpox vaccine doses to individuals from 195 cities across the Midwest, reaching those most at risk.

This was infrastructure built for flexibility, trust, and continuity — strengthening access in the moment and preparedness over time.

What changes when vaccination is delivered through mobile, community-driven infrastructure during an outbreak? Read the full study: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23/5/593