{"id":13864,"date":"2025-07-01T07:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=13864"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:45:58","slug":"mount-rogers-health-district-launches-mobile-units-to-expand-health-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/mount-rogers-health-district-launches-mobile-units-to-expand-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Rogers Health District Launches Mobile Units to Expand Health Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 1, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact: <\/strong>Brianne Kilbourne, Mount Rogers Health District 276-781-7450<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mount Rogers Health District Launches Mobile Units to Expand Health Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MARION, Va. \u2014 Local officials, health professionals, and community partners recently gathered at Marion Senior High School to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of two new mobile health units that will bring essential services directly to communities across all eight localities of the Mount Rogers Health District.<\/p>\n<p>The two mobile units were funded through a multi-year grant from the Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) and represent a collaboration between all eight localities in the district as well as the Mount Rogers and Highlands Community Services Boards. The partnership to obtain the motorized vehicles mark a major step in addressing the region\u2019s ongoing challenges related to substance use, behavioral health, and access to care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese units enable us to meet people where they are, especially in areas where transportation, stigma, or scheduling conflicts have made it difficult for individuals to access traditional clinic services,\u201d said Dr. Meagan Helmick, Health Director for the Mount Rogers Health District.<\/p>\n<p>Each mobile unit will be jointly staffed by the Mount Rogers Health District and Community Services Board personnel and will provide a wide range of services, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and STI testing<\/li>\n<li>Harm reduction services (naloxone distribution and fentanyl\/xylazine test strips)<\/li>\n<li>Immunizations<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis C treatment<\/li>\n<li>Mental health and substance use counseling<\/li>\n<li>Psychiatric medication management<\/li>\n<li>Referrals and wraparound case management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The region served by the Mount Rogers Health District has long faced elevated rates of substance use disorder, hepatitis C, poverty, and overdose burden compared to the rest of the state. In 2021 alone, the eight localities represented had a combined economic burden from opioids of nearly $96 million. The mobile units reflect a data-driven, community-informed response that emphasizes prevention, education, and connection to care.<\/p>\n<p>Since the recent launch, health officials continue to refine operations as they learn during each stop. The program aims to be both responsive and sustainable, with services billed through existing clinical systems and continued pursuit of additional grant opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d said Dr. Helmick. \u201cWe are deeply hopeful about what this can mean for individuals and families across our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the mobile units, including the staff and schedule for each, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.MRHD.org\">www.MRHD.org<\/a> and click on \u201cIntegrative Health Servies-Mobile Unit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 1, 2025 Media Contact: Brianne Kilbourne, Mount Rogers Health District 276-781-7450 Mount Rogers Health District Launches Mobile Units to Expand Health Services MARION, Va. \u2014 Local officials, health professionals, and community partners recently gathered at Marion Senior High School to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of two new mobile health units that will bring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[811,1055,481,1049,465,499,44,239,290,709,1052,1053,243,57,1051,500,1054,1050],"class_list":["post-13864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-access-to-care","tag-behavioral-health","tag-dr-meagan-helmick","tag-harm-reduction-services","tag-hepatitis-a","tag-hepatitis-b","tag-hepatitis-c","tag-hiv","tag-immunizations","tag-mental-health","tag-mobile-health-clinic","tag-mobile-units","tag-mount-rogers-health-district","tag-overdose","tag-psychiatric-medication","tag-sti-testing","tag-substance-use","tag-substance-use-counseling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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