Mobile Health
Discover Our Mobile Health Unit
ScreenNJ provides free access to cancer screening to help patients overcome barriers and assist New Jersey residents to get screened.
ScreenNJ partners with and supports healthcare provider agencies, public health agencies, and community organizations throughout the state of New Jersey that provide education, refer patients, or directly provide cancer screening and prevention services, as well as groups that help organizations initiate, expand, and/or support these types of outcomes, evidence-based screening and outreach services.
ScreenNJ’s mission is to reduce cancer incidence, mortality, and outcome disparities by:
- Implementing and expanding the reach of evidence-based cancer prevention and screening services;
- Directly addressing barriers that prevent people from receiving timely cancer prevention (e.g., HPV vaccine) and cancer screening services; and
- Educating NJ residents about the importance of cancer prevention, screening and early detection.
ScreenNJ acquired a mobile medical unit to improve access to care provide much needed preventative cancer screening services to medically underserved in New Jersey. Through our Mobile Health Unit/LifeSaver, we will offer free cancer screenings and care coordination services to the uninsured and underserved across New Jersey. By bringing convenient screening services, The LifeSaver hopes to reduce the number of cancer deaths that occur each year. The LifeSaver will offer the following health care and cancer screening services around prostate, lung, colorectal, breast, HPV/cervical, skin, and genetic hereditary counseling.
Services Include:
- History and physical examinations (e.g., patient health history, past illness, examination for signs of disease)
- Laboratory testing (e.g., HPV screening, prostate specific antigen testing, colorectal fit testing)
- Referrals and authorization for mammograms (breast) and low dose CT screening (lungs)
- Patient navigation for care coordination
- Education and outreach
- Supportive services to address social determinants of health
For additional information you may contact our team at patientnavigation@cinj.rutgers.edu
Frequently Asked Questions
The ScreenNJ Mobile Health Unit is a mobile medical office designed to provide easy access to preventative cancer screenings, vaccinations and more. The self-contained unit travels throughout New Jersey providing state of the art services to the medically underserved.
The length of the visit will vary depending on the nature of the care received. In general, each medical visit is approximately 20 to 30 minutes, not including wait time depending on the queue.
Meet The Navigation Team
Kenneth Gyan, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Kenneth Gyan, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Michelle Olk
Michelle Olk
Richard Burdett
Richard Burdett
Patricia Cerreto
Patricia Cerreto
Zeiry Flores
Zeiry Flores
Ana Toro
Ana Toro
Binu R Jacob
Binu R Jacob
Erika Brown
Erika Brown
Aissa Oduro
Aissa Oduro
Masiel Guzman
Masiel Guzman
Julissa Lituma
Julissa Lituma
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Free Cancer Screenings and Care Coordination for the uninsured and under-served across New Jersey
