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Virtua's Pediatric Mobile Services provides children in underserved communities throughout South Jersey with health services they need. Services are available to children from infancy to age six.
The fully-equipped program on wheels offers a range of services, including dental and developmental screenings, blood lead level testing, lead poisoning education, flu shots, back-to-school physicals, vision and hearing screenings, health education, community resources, and referrals to specialized services.
Call 609-304-0151 to schedule an appointment.
Check out our monthly calendar to see days/times when Virtua Pediatric Mobile Services will be coming to a neighborhood near you.
Please note changes to schedule and check back regularly for updates. To make an appointment call (609) 304-0151. Walk-ins welcome!
Monday, January 4
Flu Clinic – Mastery Charter School, 415 North 9th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
https://masterycharter.org/
Tuesday, January 5
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 North 26th St., Camden, 8 am - NoonDental Screenings – Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton 9 am - Noon
Thursday, January 7
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 N. 26th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
http://camdencityhbwilson.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Flu Clinic - Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 8 am - Noon
Monday, January 11
Flu Clinic - Mildred Magowan Elementary School, 405 Cherrix Ave., Edgewater Park, 8 am - Noon
http://www.edgewaterparksd.org/
Tuesday, January 12
Flu Clinic - Rutgers Early Learning Research Academy, 501 Cooper St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/node/3998
Wednesday, January 13
Developmental Screenings -Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/Thursday, January 14
Dental Screenings - Hispanic Day Care, 3908 Westfield Ave., Camden, 9 am - NoonMonday, January 18
Blood Lead Screenings - Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/Tuesday, January 19
Physicals - Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/
Wednesday, January 20
Developmental Screenings – Delanco Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school,
2431 Burlington Ave., Delanco, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/Dental Screenings – Over the Rainbow Child Care Center, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 9 am - Noon
https://overtherainbowcdc.com/
Friday, January 22
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 N. 26th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
http://camdencityhbwilson.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Monday, January 25
Blood Lead Screenings - Delanco Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 2431 Burlington Ave., Delanco, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/Tuesday, January 26
Physicals - Delanco Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 2431 Burlington Ave., Delanco, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/Developmental Screenings –
Browns Mills Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 405 Lakehurst Rd., Browns Mills, 9 am - Noon
http://www.bccap.org/
Thursday January 28
Dental Screenings - Over the Rainbow Child Care Center, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 9 am - Noon
https://overtherainbowcdc.com/
Friday, January 29
Flu Clinic - Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center, 100 Arney's Mt. Rd., Pemberton, 8 am - Noon
https://www.pemberton.k12.nj.us/PECEC
Monday, February 1
Physicals - Mastery Charter School, 601 Vine St., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Masterycharter.org
Tuesday, February 2
Blood Lead Screenings – Over the Rainbow Child Care Center, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 9 am - Noon
https://overtherainbowcdc.com/
Wednesday, February 3
Developmental, Vision and Hearing Screenings - Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 9 am - Noon
https://www.centerffs.org
Thursday, February 4
Dental Screenings – Head Start, 33 W Haddon Ave, Oaklyn, 9 am - Noon
https://www.centerffs.org/headstart
Monday, February 8
Physicals - Mastery Charter School, 601 Vine St., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Masterycharter.org
Tuesday, February 9
Blood Lead Screenings - Over the Rainbow Child Care Center, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 9 am - Noon
https://overtherainbowcdc.com/
Wednesday, February 10
Developmental, Vision and Hearing Screenings - Delanco Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 2431 Burlington Ave., Delanco, 9 am - Noon
https://www.centerffs.org
Thursday, February 11
Dental Screenings - Different & Wonderful World Learning Center, 483 Woodlane Rd., Westampton, 9 am - Noon
Different & Wonderful Learning Center
Friday, February 12
Flu Clinic - Forrest Hill Elementary School, 1625 Wildwood Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Forest Hill Elementary School (sharpschool.com)
Monday, February 15
Physicals - Mastery Charter School, 601 Vine St., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Masterycharter.org
Tuesday, February 16
Blood Lead Screenings - Browns Mills Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 405 Lakehurst Rd., Browns Mills 9 am - Noon
https://www.centerffs.org
Wednesday, February 17
Developmental, Hearing & Vision Screenings – Browns Mills Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 405 Lakehurst Rd., Browns Mills, 9 am - Noon
https://www.centerffs.org
Thursday, February 18
Dental Screenings – Different & Wonderful World Learning Center, 483 Woodlane Rd., Westampton, 9 am - Noon
Different & Wonderful Learning Center
Monday, February 22
Physicals – Mastery Charter School, 601 Vine St., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Masterycharter.org
Tuesday, February 23
Physicals - Forrest Hill Elementary School, 1625 Wildwood Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Forest Hill Elementary School (sharpschool.com)
Wednesday, February 24
Developmental Screenings - TBD
Thursday February 25
Dental Screenings - Hispanic Day Care, 3908 Westfield Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/childcare/centers/04HIS0002.shtml
Friday, February 26
Flu Clinic - Forrest Hill Elementary School, 1625 Wildwood Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Forest Hill Elementary School (sharpschool.com)
Virtua Pediatric Mobile Services is offering free Flu Vaccine Clinics for Fall 2020. No appointments are necessary. Walk-Ins are welcome! Please check the schedule frequently for updates.
Monday, January 4
Flu Clinic – Mastery Charter School, 415 North 9th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
https://masterycharter.org/
Tuesday, January 5
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 North 26th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
http://camdencityhbwilson.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Thursday, January 7
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 N. 26th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
http://camdencityhbwilson.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Friday, January 8
Flu Clinic - Lumberton Early Learning Child Development & Pre-school, 100 Maple Grove Blvd., Lumberton, 8 am - Noon
Monday, January 11
Flu Clinic - Mildred Magowan Elementary School, 405 Cherrix Ave., Edgewater Park, 8 am - Noon
http://www.edgewaterparksd.org/
Tuesday, January 12
Flu Clinic - Rutgers Early Learning Research Academy, 501 Cooper St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/node/3998
Friday, January 22
Flu Clinic – Veteran’s Family School, 800 N. 26th St., Camden, 8 am - Noon
http://camdencityhbwilson.ss12.sharpschool.com/
Friday, January 29
Flu Clinic - Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center, 100 Arney's Mt. Rd., Pemberton, 8 am - Noon
https://www.pemberton.k12.nj.us/PECEC
Friday, February 12
Flu Clinic - Forrest Hill Elementary School, 1625 Wildwood Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Forest Hill Elementary School (sharpschool.com)
Friday, February 26
Flu Clinic - Forrest Hill Elementary School, 1625 Wildwood Ave., Camden, 9 am - Noon
Forest Hill Elementary School (sharpschool.com)
Such tremendous need exists in the medically underserved areas across Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, and our youngest residents, children from infancy to age six, often quietly suffer the most. Without access to routine exams and screenings, children with developmental delays and other health concerns are not identified early, so issues go undetected and unaddressed during a critical period of their development.
For children with limited access to nutritious foods and basic dental hygiene, it is often too late for healthy teeth by the time they get to kindergarten and see a dentist for the first time. Furthermore, children who do not receive their immunizations are not permitted to attend public school, leaving them at home for weeks and months at a time in aging houses and apartments that expose them to dangerous levels of lead.
Through a generous gift from the Joseph Lacroce Foundation, Virtua's Pediatric Mobile Services Program aims to address the health needs of children across South Jersey. The mobile program will bring pediatric services directly to those children who are living in medically underserved and impoverished urban and rural communities across Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.
Virtua’s Pediatric Mobile Services Program team will provide a range of services, including:
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This program is made possible, in part, by Virtua’s generous philanthropic partners. To make a gift, please visit GiveToVirtua.org.
Thank you to the following supporters:
Early Detection and Intervention of Child Developmental Delay
High quality early intervention services can change a child's developmental trajectory and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.
Services to young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays have been shown to positively impact outcomes across developmental domains, including health, language and communication, cognitive development and social/emotional development. Benefits to society include reducing economic burden through a decreased need for special education.
Early social/ emotional development and physical health provide the foundation upon which cognitive and language skills develop.
Decades of rigorous research show that children’s earliest experiences play a critical role in brain development. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has summarized this research:
Dental Care and Oral Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control, tooth decay is among the most common chronic conditions of childhood. One in 5 children, aged five to 11, and 1 in 7 children, aged 12 to 19, have at least one untreated cavity.
These numbers are higher for children from minority and low-income families. African-American and Hispanic children are more likely than white children to have cavities in their primary (baby) teeth and are twice as likely as white children to have untreated cavities. The disparity in untreated cavities continues into the teen years.
A report by the Pew Charitable Trusts states that untreated tooth decay "can cause pain and infection that may lead to difficulty eating, speaking, socializing and sleeping, as well as poor overall health." Tooth decay can also contribute to low self-esteem and dental health problems.
Dental problems can also adversely affect both school attendance and performance. A report issued by the U.S. Surgeon General in 2000, estimated that more than 51 million school hours were lost annually due to dental-related illnesses.
Click here for more information.
Lead Exposure and Lead Poisoning
There is no safe level of lead in children. As lead exposure continues to be an ongoing health challenge, it is important that parents take precautionary measures to keep their children safe and healthy. While exposure can damage a child’s learning and development, it can be prevented.
Lead can disrupt the normal growth and development of a child’s brain and central nervous system. While lead paint lead paint in homes built before 1978 remains the largest contributor to elevated blood lead levels in children, there are many different lead exposure sources, including water from leaded pipes and imported toys, candy, spices, jewelry, cosmetics, herbal remedies, and pottery.
The New Jersey Department of Health provides resources for parents to stay informed so child lead exposure can be avoided.
Who Is at Risk?
SNJ Today
www.snjtoday.com/story/39345312/camden-participates-in-national-lead-poisoning-prevention-week
TapintoCamden
www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/articles/camden-children-learn-how-to-prevent-lead-poisoning
Courier Post
www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2018/10/23/children-learn-dangers-lead-poisoning-camden-nj/1738582002/
www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2018/10/23/children-learn-dangers-lead-poisoning-camden-nj/1738582002/
www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2018/07/09/virtuas-pediatric-mobile-services-unit-brings-care-children-camden/706523002/
www.courierpostonline.com/videos/news/2018/07/09/virtua-pediatric-mobile-services/752749002/
KYW 1060
kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/camden-health-clinic-urges-parents-get-kids-tested-lead-poisoning
Burlington County Times
www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180817/virtua-pediatric-mobile-services-van-to-stop-in-willingboro
www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20181025/mobile-units-aim-to-provide-resources-to-underserved-areas
www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180608/doctor-on-go-virtua-pediatric-unit-takes-services-mobile
Virtua Pediatric Mobile Services
(609) 304-0151
pediatricmobileservices@virtua.org
Monica Nolasco
Program Coordinator
mnolasco@virtua.org
Nicole Verrett
Occupational Therapist/Developmentalist
nverrett@virtua.org
Cynthia Scott
Dental Hygienist
cscott@virtua.org
Sue McCleery
Pediatric Nurse
smccleery@virtua.org
Maria Emerson
Director, Rehabilitation Services
memerson@virtua.org
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