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 to come.”
The announcement came during Visión y Compromiso’s annual conference, which drew nearly 1,000 promotoras and community health workers from across the nation, according to the organization, which was celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Visión y Compromiso bills itself as a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the promotora workforce. The Centene Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Centene Corp., the parent company of Health Net.