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August 25, 2020 - Harrisburg, PA

Department of Health, Community Groups Roll Out COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to Provide Testing and Education to Underserved Communities

Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities throughout Pennsylvania.

"We share a unified purpose of building healthy communities through access to care and education to create a healthy Pennsylvania for all," Dr. Levine said. "This partnership will help ensure Pennsylvanians, no matter where they live or what language they speak, will have access to COVID-19 testing. It also furthers the Wolf Administration's commitment to creating pathways to health equity for anyone living in the commonwealth."



Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Dept. of Health secretary, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_001.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> George Fernandez of Latino Connection, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_002.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Latino Connection's George Fernandez, left, and Ashleigh Aviles, right, give Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Dept. of Health secretary, a tour of CATE, which stands for Community-Accessible Testing & Education, is an RV equipped to conduct COVID-19 testing on-site while also educating the public on how to stay healthy and safe, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_003.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Maria Kelley, CRNP of Welsh Mountain Health Centers, center, and Kathy McKenzie of Highmark Blue Shield, right, wait to speak during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_004.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> George Fernandez of Latino Connection, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_005.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Maria Kelley, CRNP of Welsh Mountain Health Centers, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_006.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Dept. of Health secretary, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_007.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy McKenzie of Highmark Blue Shield, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_008.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Dept. of Health secretary, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_009.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> George Fernandez of Latino Connection, gives Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Dept. of Health secretary, a tour of CATE, which stands for Community-Accessible Testing & Education, is an RV equipped to conduct COVID-19 testing on-site while also educating the public on how to stay healthy and safe, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_010.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> George Fernandez of Latino Connection, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_011.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Maria Kelley, CRNP of Welsh Mountain Health Centers, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_012.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Kathy McKenzie of Highmark Blue Shield, speaks during a press conference, which announced a unique partnership with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation to create the first-in-the-nation COVID-19 Mobile Response Unit to provide testing and education targeting minority and underserved communities, outside of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/18221_DOH_Mobile_Testing_NK_013.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>