Nanaimo Hospital Foundation funds youth wellness health van
NANAIMO — Mobile services with a focus on youth wellness will soon be hitting the streets of Nanaimo/Ladysmith.
The Youth Wellness Van was made possible thanks to a $146,000 donation from the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (NDHF).
Newly appointed CEO Barney Ellis-Perry said this is an important and exciting partnership between local public health service providers and public schools.
“To bring the services the students have asked for through a series of focus groups to the schools, to public spaces that are safe and easy for kids to access so we can get to them when they need information on sexual health, birth control, pregnancy testing, STI’s, all the stuff that’s high on the minds of people of that age.”