SARASOTA, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County’s (DOH-Sarasota) Health in Motion staff will provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness during May. The Registered Nurse (RN) also helps individuals who lack medical insurance find a medical home for ongoing health care through referrals to the Community Health Centers of Sarasota County.
Health in Motion services include:
- Blood pressure screening
- Body mass index (BMI) measurement
- Diabetes – glucose screening
- HIV and STD testing (select sites)
- Tips for staying healthy
- Referrals to:
- “Quit Your Way” with Tobacco Free Florida
- Medical and dental care at Community Health Centers of Sarasota County
No appointment is needed. If the Health in Motion bus is not present, services will be inside the buildings of locations visited.
The following is a scheduled of dates and locations. The bus is noted when present.
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SARASOTA Monday, May 8, 3:45 – 6:30 p.m. Brentwood Elementary School (Bus) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food distribution program 2500 Vinson Ave. Thursday, May 11, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Salvation Army (Bus) 1400 Tenth St. Saturday, May 13, 2 – 9 p.m. Harvey Milk Festival Five Points Park 1 Central Ave. Tuesday, May 23, Noon to 5 p.m. North Sarasota Library (Bus) 2801 Newtown Blvd. Thursday, May 25, 8 – 10:30 a.m. Payne Park Sarasota Memorial Hospital Wellness Walk 2050 Adams Lane Tuesday, May 30, Noon to 5 p.m. Oak Ridge Apartments (Bus) 8440 N. Tamiami Trail NOKOMIS Wednesday, May 10, 8 – 11 a.m. Nokomis Park Community Center 234 E. Nippino Trail LAUREL Wednesday, May 17, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sandra Sims Terry Community Center U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food distribution program 509 Collins Road
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VENICE Friday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Re-Store 1400 Ogden Road Wednesday, May 31, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Salvation Army Family Store (Bus) 1160 U.S. 41 Bypass South NORTH PORT Thursday, May 18, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Re-Store 14253 Tamiami Trail ENGLEWOOD Monday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Elsie Quirk Library (Bus) 100 W. Dearborn St. |
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For more information, call 941-861-2873 or visit http://www.sarasotahealth.org.
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