Grant To Provide Health Care Vans in Los Angeles County Announced

A $1.8 million grant to the nonprofit organization Visión y Compromiso to fund a three-year program to provide mobile health services in Los Angeles County was announced Thursday.

The grant from the health care insurance provider Health Net and the Centene Foundation will support the Mobile Outreach for Vulnerable and Engage Support program which will consist of vans staffed by community health workers known as promotoras, registered nurses and community outreach coordinators to provide free health screenings, chronic disease management education, access to specialty care and suggested referrals to other resources.

“We believe that health care should come to people — in the places where they live, work and build community,” Maria Lemus, executive director of Visión y Compromiso, said in a statement.

“Through the MOVES program, communities can access holistic health care services and well-being supports, and expand our commitment to elevate community-driven solutions to create a healthier Los Angeles for years…