The Sarasota County Health Department’s 40 foot mobile medical unit, Health In Motion’s will visit 15 locations throughout north Sarasota, Laurel, Nokomis, Venice, Englewood and North Port during December.
The sites that Health In Motion staff visit each month were selected in an effort to bring basic health services to more residents with Medicaid, without health insurance or who do not have transportation,” said the program’s coordinator Tim Thompson, RN. The services offered include blood pressure, and diabetes education and screening, HIV testing, pregnancy testing, tuberculosis skin testing, adult immunizations, health education, and eligibility screening as part of assisting people in locating a permanent health care provider. Senior Friendship Center volunteer physicians provide basic medical care when the mobile unit visits the Salvation Army. No appointment is needed. A registered nurse is available at all other Health In Motion locations.
Some services are free including the rapid OraQuick HIV testing method which provides preliminary test results in 20 minutes. Other services will be offered on a sliding fee scale based on income. Community AIDS Network (CAN) and Coastal Behavioral Healthcare also provide specialized services.
December Schedule
North Sarasota
Monday, Dec. 1 and 29; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
McCown Center – Sarasota Housing Authority
1300 Boulevard of the Art, Sarasota 34236
Monday, Dec. 1, 15 and 29; 1 to 3 p.m.
La Canasta Market
2268 Fruitville Road, Sarasota 34237
Thursday, Dec. 4, 11 and 18; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Salvation Army
1400 Tenth St., Sarasota 34236
Monday, Dec. 8 and 22; 9:30 a.m. to noon
Selby Goodwill Jobs Center
1781 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota 34234
Monday, Dec. 8 and 22; 1 to 3 p.m.
Newtown Estates Park
2800 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota 34234
Monday, Dec. 15; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Orange Ave. Housing Authority Property
1912 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota 34234
Laurel
Saturday, Dec. 17; 1 to 5 p.m.
Laurel USDA Food Distribution
Sandra Sims Terry Community Center
509 Collins Road, Laurel 34272
Nokomis
Wednesday, Dec. 17; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Community Pharmacy of Sarasota County
225 Tamiami Trail South Nokomis 34275
Venice
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 16 and 30; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Goodwill Center – The Rialto
650 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice 34285
Tuesday, Dec, 2, 16 and 30; 1 to 3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Retail Store
1400 Ogden Road, Venice 34285
January Schedule
North Sarasota
Monday, Jan. 5; 9:30 a.m. to noon
Selby Goodwill Jobs Center
1781 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota 34234
Monday, Jan. 5; 1 to 3 p.m.
Newtown Estates Park
2800 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota 34234
Thursday, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Salvation Army
1400 Tenth St., Sarasota 34236
Monday, Jan. 12; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Orange Ave. Housing Authority Property
1912 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota 34234
Monday, Jan. 12 and 26; 1 to 3 p.m.
La Canasta Market
2268 Fruitville Road, Sarasota 34237
Monday, Jan. 26; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
McCown Center – Sarasota Housing Authority
1300 Boulevard of the Art, Sarasota 34236
Nokomis
Wednesday, Jan. 21; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Community Pharmacy of Sarasota County
225 Tamiami Trail South Nokomis 34275
Laurel
Wednesday, Jan. 21; 1 to 5 p.m.
Laurel USDA Food Distribution
Sandra Sims Terry Community Center
509 Collins Road, Laurel 34272
Venice
Tuesday, Jan. 13 and 27; 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Goodwill Center – The Rialto
650 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice 34285
Tuesday, Jan. 13 and 27; 1 to 3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Retail Store
1400 Ogden Road, Venice 34285
Source:
Sarasota County Health Department
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