The PECaD Health on the Move Community Van helps bring our mission to life: supporting our neighbors’ health in Missouri and Illinois by offering initial cancer screenings for colon and prostate cancer. By bringing screenings and education out of hospitals and into communities, our community van is an accessible way for more people to seek out important care for their health. Together we are actively addressing cancer and other preventable health conditions.
Siteman’s Program for Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD) has a focus on community-wide impact over time. Through initiatives like the Health on the Move Community Van, we are widening healthcare access to all. We are continuing to put initiatives in motion that increase cancer screenings so that we identify and diagnose cancers at earlier stages when they are more treatable. Addressing cancer disparities is not a quick fix; we launch projects, like this one, that are ready for the long term and that will continue serving your community for years to come.
PECaD’s new Health on the Move Community Van brings initial cancer screenings to 80+ counties in Missouri and Illinois. The van travels each month to help patients stay close to home for the health screenings they need. Depending on their needs, patients can enter the van by stepping on or by using a motorized lift for an accessible, free visit.
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The Health on the Move Community Van offers patients a comfortable, private place to receive care from Washington University care team members including phlebotomists and public health coordinators. To enter a van, you will use stairs or a motorized lift that is supervised for your safety.
Once on the van you will meet your nurse. Depending on your needs, they may take a blood sample for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and/or give you an assessment to see if you are eligible for a fecal immunochemical test (FIT test). If a FIT test isn’t right for you, a nurse will help connect you with your physician or refer you to one if you need.
Samples for each screening are sent out for evaluation and results generally are completed in 2-3 weeks after your visit.
Initial cancer screenings help detect cancer at early stages, when they are most treatable. Getting regular cancer screenings for prostate cancer and colon cancer is one of the best ways to make sure if you develop cancer, it is caught before it spreads to other areas of the body.
Would you like the Health on the Move Community Van to visit a workplace or community space to host a screening or education event? Please fill out our request form. Your request will be reviewed, and a team member will be in touch.
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Any patient seen on the community van who has an initial screening can expect to receive results in 2-3 weeks from their visit date. All test results will be read by Washington University experts. Normal results will be sent as a letter in the mail and an email if you have a MyChart account. If tests show abnormal results, you will receive a call to talk through the steps you need to take next. They will be happy to answer the questions you have and connect you to a doctor if you don’t have one already.
Many health issues, including cancer, can be prevented if you know how to lower your risks. The community van is prioritizing prevention through education with ways to approach lowering risk.
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Interested in visiting the Health on the Move Community Van? You will need to schedule an appointment because our van does not accept walk-in patients.
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