Mobile Integrated Health is a term that doesn’t fully capture the mission it serves in a community. It’s called MIH for short and is so vital to the country’s aging population that it now has its own awareness month in October. But what does it actually mean?
We asked Rachael Cox, a member of the Talbot County Commission on Aging and a long-time veteran of the County’s Emergency Services Management, to explain the fundamental role this important outreach service plays for some of the county’s low-income elderly residents.
This video is approximately six minutes in length. For more information about the Talbot County Commission on Aging, please go here.
Mary Smith says
Thank you, Rachael Cox, for bringing attention to this vital program and for your public service. And sincere thanks to the county medical staff, EMTs, and nurses who help us every day.
This story really highlights how many of our older residents struggle just to reach basic services. Seniors outside Easton often have to drive long distances for groceries, prescriptions, and even routine care. County zoning makes it nearly impossible to locate clinics or practitioners anywhere else. Outside a scant few VM, GC, or LI parcels, those uses simply are not allowed.
That kind of exclusionary zoning preserves empty views along roads frequented by the county’s wealthiest residents, but leaves entire communities without nearby doctors or everyday necessities. Programs like this help fill some of the gap, yet they also remind us how deeply rooted these inequities remain in Talbot County.