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Mobile health services offered at 15
county sites and two back-to-school events in August |
Mobile health services offered at 15 county sites
and two back-to-school events in August
The Sarasota County Health Department’s Health In Motion Mobile
Medical Unit staff will travel to 15 sites and participate in
two back-to-school events in Sarasota County during August.
Regular services include diabetes education and screening, blood
pressure tests, pregnancy testing, HIV and tuberculosis testing,
adult immunizations and health education. The staff also assists
in finding a medical home for ongoing health care services for
anyone who lacks medical insurance and does not have a health
care provider.
In addition to the regular services, children’s immunizations
will be available on Wednesday, Aug. 4 and 25, from 9:30
a.m.-noon at the Grande Court Apartments at North Port, 5203
Greenwood Ave., North Port.
The mobile unit staff will provide height/weight and body mass
index (BMI) screening, blood pressure and blood sugar checks,
and HIV testing at the Ready, Set, Grow! Infant to Kindergarten
Family Fair on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the
Westfield Sarasota Square Mall at U.S. 41 (S. Tamiami Trail) and
Beneva Road, Sarasota.
Staff also will participate in the North Port Back-to-School
Resource Fair on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at
Heron Creek Middle School, 6501 West Price Boulevard, North
Port. Vision screening, height/weight and blood pressure checks
will be available at that location.
No appointment is needed. Some services are free, including HIV
rapid testing with results in 20 minutes. Other services offered
at other locations are on a sliding fee scale based on income.
Licensed volunteer physicians from the Senior Friendship Centers
provide basic medical care when the mobile medical unit is at
the Salvation Army in Sarasota. A registered nurse is available
at all sites.
The following is a schedule of dates and locations for the
mobile unit:
SARASOTA
Thursdays, Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 25, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Salvation Army
1400 10th St.
Mondays, Aug. 2, 16 and 30, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Selby Goodwill Jobs Center
1781 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Mondays, Aug. 2, 16 and 30, 1-3 p.m.
Newtown Estates Park
2800 Newtown Blvd.
Saturday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fourth Annual Ready, Set, Grow! Infant to Kindergarten Family
Fair
Westfield Sarasota Square Mall
U.S. 41 (S. Tamiami Trail) and Beneva Road
Monday, Aug. 9, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Orange Avenue Housing Authority property
1912 N. Orange Ave.
Mondays, Aug. 9 and 23, 1-3 p.m.
Arizona Multi-Services Center
3900 N. Washington Blvd.
Monday, Aug. 23, 9:30 a.m.-noon
McCown Towers for Seniors
1300 Boulevard of the Arts
LAUREL
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2-5 p.m.
U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food distribution program
Sandra Sims Terry Community Center
509 Collins Road
NOKOMIS
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 9:30 a.m.-noon
The Community Pharmacy of Sarasota County
225 Tamiami Trail S.
VENICE
Tuesdays, Aug. 10 and 24, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Goodwill Center – The Rialto
650 S. Tamiami Trail
Tuesdays, Aug. 10 and 24, 1-3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
1400 Ogden Road
ENGLEWOOD
Tuesdays, Aug. 3, 17 and 31, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Englewood Goodwill Center
410 Indiana Ave.
Tuesdays, Aug. 3, 17 and 31, 1-3 p.m.
Englewood Helping Hands
700 E. Dearborn St.
NORTH PORT
Friday, Aug. 6, 9:30 a.m.-noon
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food distribution program
St. Nathaniel’s Episcopal Church
4200 S. Biscayne Drive
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 9:30 a.m.-noon
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Walmart Super Center
17000 Tamiami Trail
Wednesdays, Aug. 4 and 25, 1-3 p.m.
Grande Court Apartments at North Port
5203 Greenwood Ave.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
North Port Back-to-School Resource Fair
Heron Creek Middle School
6501 West Price Blvd...
For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
941-861-5000, or visit www.sarasotahealth.org to view the
calendar or to submit a special event request. Anyone without
computer access can visit a health kiosk at any of the eight
Sarasota County libraries or at any Senior Friendship Center.
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