Deschutes County Public Health rolling out mobile outreach van, offering services around the county

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County Public Health is hitting the road, launching mobile services in a special Mobile Outreach Vehicle.

"We meet you where you are," the van says on the side.

WIC (Women, Infants & Children) will be at various locations around the county offering nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, nutritious foods, and help accessing health care for pregnant women, new mothers, and young children up to 5 years old.

Public Health will also be offering free and low-cost reproductive and sexual health services including birth control, STI testing & treatment, and HIV prevention.

The van will be making stops in Bend, Redmond, La Pine, Sisters and Terrebonne.

Coming soon: a calendar on the Health Services webpage showing where, when and what services are being offered throughout the month.