A Public Health Lens on Rural Health

(p 1304) describe the University of Iowa's Mobile Clinics as both a source of care for underserved populations-rural residents as well as immigrant and refugee populations in urban settings-and a service learning opportunity for health professions students With offices in nearly every county in the United States, cooperative extension can use its strengths in health and nutrition education, experience in building collaborations, community development and sustainable systems change, and expertise in recruiting and training a strong volunteer base to partner with rural governmental public health to improve rural health The COVID-19 global pandemic has exposed the constraints and limitations of our nation's public health infrastructure and heightened awareness of the importance of, and need for, prevention, protection, equity, and system change

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