FIU Neighborhood Health describes mobile clinics and invites Miami Lakes to March 13 conference
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Annette Humbler of FIU Neighborhood Health described the program’s mobile primary care and mental‑health services for enrolled, uninsured residents and invited committee members to a March 13 community health and wellness conference at FIU's Biscayne Bay campus.
Annette Humbler, who identified herself as a representative of FIU Neighborhood Health in the College of Medicine, briefed the committee on a long‑running student‑supervised outreach program that pairs medical‑school students with enrolled families to provide primary‑care follow‑up, social‑determinants‑of‑health assistance and referrals to specialty services.
Humbler said the program has operated for about 15 years under FIU’s College of Medicine and assigns each enrolled family to medical‑student teams and a supervising physician. The program offers appointment‑based mobile primary‑care clinics, limited free mental‑health services for uninsured participants and referral connections to partner organizations, including law clinics for legal needs. Humbler emphasized that services are by appointment and not walk‑in clinics.
She invited committee members to FIU’s Community Health and Wellness Conference (theme: mental health and wellness) on Friday, March 13 at the Biscayne Bay campus, with breakfast, lunch, a keynote speaker (Susan Holtzman of NAMI was named as keynote) and panel sessions. Humbler offered to connect the committee with student volunteers and to share flyers and QR‑coded materials for committee outreach.
Committee members asked about the program’s scope and referral pathways. Humbler said higher‑level inpatient services (for example, detox) are outside the program’s scope and would be referred to appropriate partners; the program works with a network of more than 200 organizations to support enrolled families.
Humbler left program flyers and a QR code for the committee and offered follow‑up contact information to coordinate promotional outreach or potential participation in the March conference.
