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MOBILE UNIT
The Mobile Unit services are available throughout Ventura County at community events
to help prevent problems from undiagnosed health conditions, such as diabetes. In 2016 MEDICAL CAMP PARTNERSHIP
out of 1,050 adults and children who were tested, 183 tested abnormal, and 83 had no idea
that they were diabetic or pre-diabetic and were immediately referred for medical care. In partnership with our Lady of
The Mobile Unit staff also provided free immunizations and flu shots to children and Guadalupe Parish and Sathaiy Sai
adults, blood pressure screening, BMI testing, and hemoglobin tests. Baba, St. John’s Healthcare Foundation
sponsored Ventura County’s only free,
full service medical camp, staffed by
MOTHER AND CHILD WELLNESS A $20,000 grant from physician and nurse volunteers. This
“Only when all children have the same opportunity for Livingston Memorial annual event is a highlight in our quest
a healthy start and when mothers, babies, children and to improve community health. More
families have the best possible support for their health supported immunizations than 500 adults and children received
and well-being can we, as a nation, say that we are and vaccines through our health screenings (blood glucose,
thriving.” W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
We are committed to ensuring that babies and their mobile unit. hemoglobin, BMI, cholesterol, blood

mothers have a healthy start in life. St. John’s Regional pressure) and evaluation at the 2016
Medical Center’s Healthy Beginnings program does just that. Its focus is on improving event. Additional services provided:
the health of pregnant women to improve the health of mother and infant, especially for • 435 vision exams, with 400
women who are challenged by social and economic circumstances. Healthy Beginnings prescription glasses donated by
offers pre-to post-natal education, medical care, enrollment in health programs, and the Oxnard Lion’s Club.
referrals to community services. • 326 dental screenings
• 44 mammograms
• 57 pap-smears

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