We assess the needs of each Louisiana community that we visit and tailor our services to best meet those needs. We offer free, basic, non-emergency health services and preventive health screenings.

The importance of preventive health screenings

St. Luke's mobile medical van in Louisiana. By offering screenings, we're able to provide an early warning of an impending condition that if gone untreated could have much higher costs to the individual and community. We believe that all individuals have the right to health care. Also, by offering preventive services and discovering chronic illnesses early on, it saves the greater health care system money by avoidance of costly emergency room visits and costly treatment of the complications that occur when these chronic illnesses are not caught and treated early on. To learn more about this, check out the return on investment calculator at www.mobilehealthmap.org

Screenings are Offered for:

  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Cholesterol
  • Nutrition
  • Breast health
  • Sexually transmitted diseases (limited)

Health education is always a high priority

We spend time helping clients to help them better understand their disease process and how to best manage it. We share healthy lifestyle changes and ways for individuals to take care of their health, and the health of their family members. We hope that this information and these tools empower people to make healthier choices.

Health Promotion and Education

  • Nutrition and exercise
  • Specific disease process and management
  • Tobacco and alcohol cessation
  • Medication management
  • Breast health education

Referrals

Although many community services are available, it is often difficult to know where to go for what type of help. We work hard to understand the services that are available in our community and work closely with these community agencies so as not to duplicate efforts. When we find someone that needs follow-up care and they do not know where to go, we help them navigate through the list of services and find the best ones to meet their needs.

Other Services provided

  • Adult Immunizations