Healthy Community Coalition’s mobile health unit is offering free education and health screenings, harm reduction services, COVID-19 vaccines for adults, and many other resources in seven communities in the coming weeks. Not all services are offered at each stop. Individualized health coaching and connections to services is also offered, according to a news release from the Farmington-based coalition.
The schedule is as follows with services at each stop abbreviated at the end of each stop:
• Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2-5:30 p.m. Rangeley IGA, 2185 Main St., Rangeley, offering health screenings;
• Wednesday, Aug. 17, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Big Apple, 380 U.S. Route 2, Wilton, offering harm reduction services;
• Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1-3 p.m. Farmington Park & Ride, Farmington, offering harm reduction services;
• Thursday, Aug. 18. 2-5:30 p.m. Fotter’s Market, 157 Main St., Stratton, offering COVID-19 vaccines for adults, health screenings;
• Tuesday, Aug. 23, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Faith Works Community Outreach, 44 North Main St., Strong, offering COVID-19 vaccines for adults, health screenings;
• Wednesday Aug. 24, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Farmington Park & Ride, Farmington, offering harm reduction services;
• Thursday, Aug. 25, 2-5:30 p.m. Mainly Provisions, 363 Main St., Kingfield, offering COVID-19 vaccines for adults, health screenings;
• Friday, Aug. 26, 3-5:30 p.m. Maine Wood Concepts, 1687 New Vineyard Road, New Vineyard, offering COVID-19 vaccines for adults;
• Wednesday, Aug. 31, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Faith Works Community Outreach, 44 North Main St., Strong, offering harm reduction services; and
• Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1-3 p.m. Edmund’s Market, 1185 Rangeley Road, Phillips, offering harm reduction services.
Individuals seeking a COVID vaccine should bring their COVID-19 vaccination card with them. Those with health insurance are asked to bring their cards with them also, but insurance is not mandatory.
For additional information visit, the Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page or call 207-779-3136.
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