 According to a recently published study, some Haitians have been experiencing the lack of access to quality mental and medical care, affordable housing, opportunities to earn decent wages, and the anguish associated with their undocumented statuses in the U.S. [1]. In spite of these hardships, they have been able to survive, due to their extraordinary resilience. Resilience, a term used to describe the capacity of individuals to adapt to stressful and perilous circumstances, and consequently become more empowered, was never measured in Haitians using a reliable and valid questionnaire in Creole, until recently.
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In a recent study, members of the Haitian community living in the U.S. expressed the needs for improved access to care for their psychological and physical concerns, low-income housing, work opportunities; and regulation of the immigration status of the undocumented Haitians [1]. Although strong social support exists among the Haitians, which has been playing a great role in their capacity to cope with these stressors, no assessment tool could reliably and validly capture their mental well-being in their own language. Recently, a culturally appropriate scale to screen for depression was developed. Mobile Clinics: Optimizing Access to Preventive Health Care Services in Haitian Communities2/27/2016 Healthy People 2020 and the Affordable Care Act aim to increase access to care, particularly preventive care and care management services. In fulfillment of these goals, mobile clinics have been utilized to reach out to community members of underserved areas to bring these services to them.
In a recent study, the researchers Song, Hill, Bennet, Vavasis, and Oriol (2013) sought to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile clinics in improving patient care outcomes and lowering patient care cost. In the process, they compared their findings with the exorbitant costs associated with preventable emergency visits.
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Mickelder Kercy, M.D. M.S.I learned about the art and science of medicine and was introduced to the community and population-based aspects of public health at the Université Notre Dame d'Haiti. My early practical interventions in the field of public health during medical residency in Haiti fostered my interest in pursuing additional academic training in public health. At Columbia University in the City of New York, I specialized in Public Health with a minor focus on Community Health Education. My special interest is in non-communicable chronic diseases, and the social-ecological approach to health education and promotion in secular and faith-based communities. 
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