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Health In Motion brings health services to needy residents

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 January.

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.

Health In Motion is supported in part by a two-year grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice which funds the staffing and medical equipment needs.

Those who would like a schedule of dates, routes and services can call the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000. To submit a request for Health In Motion to be part of a major community event or to download a copy of the monthly calendar, visit the Sarasota County Health and Human Services Web site, www.sarasotahealth.org 

January 2009 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
1-3 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
1-3 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 Arts, Sarasota 34236

Englewood

Tuesday, Jan. 6 and 20
9:30 a.m. to noon
Goodwill Center
410 Indiana Ave, Sarasota 34223

Tuesday, Jan. 6 and 20
1-3 p.m.
Englewood Helping Hands
700 E. Dearborn St., Englewood 34223

  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
1-5 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
1-3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Retail Store
1400 Ogden Road, Venice 34285


North Port

Friday, Jan. 2
9 a.m. to noon
USDA Food Distribution
St Nathaniel’s Episcopal Church
4200 S. Biscayne Drive, North Port 34287

Wednesday, Jan. 7 and 28
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14; 9:30 a.m. to noon
Wal-Mart Super Center
17000 Tamiami Trail, North Port 34287

Wednesday, Jan 14
1-3 p.m.
Riley Chase Apts.
1015 Panacea Blvd., North Port 34289

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