We are proud of our new mobile units, Mission: Good Health and Le Bonheur on the Move. The idea for the mobile units came about in the late 1990s when west Tennessee parents expressed a desire to use our services but cited access problems because of work and travel time. The units were made possible by a $1.2 million federal grant, allowing us to service parents, children and families in west Tennessee.

Mission: Good Health, our medical education unit, visits schools, and as an interactive, high-tech experience for children, kids can act the part of "secret agents in training" by uncovering clues to a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of Mission: Good Health is to provide students in grades K-6 with a fun, interactive learning experience that will enable them to make positive health choices now and in the future. Each child will complete a Mission: Good Health activity book, which follows the Tennessee Department of Education's K-8 Healthful Living Standards, prior to visiting the mobile unit. As they carry out their health mission, children learn about hygiene, safety and heart health. In the process, their vision, hearing, blood pressure, height and weight are checked.

Le Bonheur on the Move, our medical mobile unit, supports the efforts of local primary-care physicians. The medical unit identifies children's healthcare needs, offers preventive health education and links children to appropriate medical services.

Le Bonheur on the Move services include:

• Vision and hearing screenings
• Lead-poisoning and iron-deficiency testing
• Nutritional, fitness and other health education
• Physical examinations
• Developmental and behavioral screenings
• Medical and social-services referrals
• Health insurance and Medicaid enrollment services