LEXINGTON, In poor health. (WMBD) – The McLean County Well being Division's cellular unit made a cease in Lexington on Friday.
The aim is to assist the county overcome well being disparities. Megan Wilson, well being promotion program supervisor, mentioned the division is taking public well being on the street with a concentrate on rural areas.
The cellular unit supplied coronary heart well being schooling, blood stress checks and the a-1-c blood sugar take a look at to detect diabetes. A licensed nutritionist was additionally accessible without spending a dime consultations.
Wilson mentioned well being screenings assist with early detection.
“For instance, the A1C we’re doing at the moment. The A1C measures blood glucose,” he mentioned. “It could actually assist decide if you’re within the prediabetic vary or when you have sort two diabetes or if you’re in that vary. Greater than 96 million Individuals have prediabetes and 80% of them don't even understand they’ve it.”
The well being division acquired the cellular unit in January after receiving $265,000 in ARPA funding final yr.
Marianne Manko, public affairs coordinator, mentioned the division discovered that entry to well being care is the primary motive individuals don't obtain well being care.
“So having the ability to do primary exams like that is actually necessary. However not everybody can do it. So, for instance, for individuals who stay within the rural neighborhood, McLean County is the biggest county geographically in the whole state,” Manko mentioned. “We now have individuals who stay on the outskirts of the town, in small cities like Lexington. And if they’ve a physician who’s in Bloomington or Regular, it takes them greater than an hour spherical journey.”
The cellular unit beforehand had stops in Leroy and Chenoa. Subsequent month the cellular unit will likely be in Danvers and McLean. July can be the beginning of the well being division's subsequent diabetes prevention program. To have the cellular unit at your well being honest or join the diabetes prevention program, click on right here.