Healthy Community Coalition’s mobile health unit plans to offer free education and health screenings, substance use resources including harm reduction services, COVID-19 vaccines for adults, and many other resources in Greater Franklin County communities in the coming weeks.
Individualized health coaching and connections to services are also offered.
Not all services are offered at each stop. The schedule is as follows, with services at each stop abbreviated at the end of each stop:
• Sunday through Friday, Sept. 18-23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Franklin County Agricultural Fair by the grandstand, 292 High St., Farmington, health screenings, harm reduction services, COVID-19 vaccines for adults;
• Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Apple Pumpkin Festival, Livermore Falls Recreation Field, Livermore Falls, health screenings;
• Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rangeley Fall Festival, 25 Dallas Hill Road, Rangeley, health screenings;
• Tuesday, Sept. 27, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Strong Food Pantry, 44 North Main St., Strong, health screenings;
• Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Edmund’s Market, 1185 Rangeley Road, Phillips, harm reduction services; and
• Thursday, Sept. 29, 2-5:30 p.m., Mainely Provisions, 363 Main St., Kingfield, health screenings.
Individuals seeking a COVID vaccine should bring their COVID-19 vaccination card with them.
For additional information, visit the coalition’s Facebook page or call 207-779-3136.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less