Focus: HOPE Provides Free Mobile Health Services in Detroit

Detroit-based nonprofit Focus: HOPE is revolutionizing access to health care by offering free mobile health services and mammograms across its food centers. These services will be available until the fall, ensuring wider access to essential health screenings for the Detroit community. Focus: HOPE has partnered with Wayne State Mobile Health Units and Ascension Michigan to facilitate these crucial services. The collaboration aims to address and reduce disparities in healthcare access, especially in marginalized communities. Service Details: Wayne Health Mobile Units: These units are fully staffed with registered nurses and medical assistants who will provide screenings for diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Mammogram Screenings by Ascension Michigan: Essential for early detection of breast cancer, these screenings will be conducted monthly at designated Focus: HOPE food centers. Event Schedule and Registration: The Wayne State Mobile Unit will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Focus: HOPE’s Westside Food Center, located at 1300 Oakman Boulevard in Detroit. These services are scheduled for the first Thursday of every month from April 4 to October 3, with an exception in July when the services will be available on Thursday, July 11. Mammogram services will be operational from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m....