FARMINGTON — Healthy Community Coalition announces its upcoming schedule of free mobile health unit events.
Free health screenings will be offered at each stop including blood pressure and cholesterol checks, colon cancer screening kits (FIT screening), and body composition analysis.
The schedule is as follows:
Oct 2: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Tranten’s Market in Kingfield;
Oct 3:1-4 p.m. at IGA in Rangeley where Deborah Burchfield, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, will offer acute health care for underinsured and uninsured individuals;
Oct. 4: 9 a.m.-noon at Walmart in Farmington and 1-4 p.m. at Food City in Wilton;
Oct. 9: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Fotter’s Market in Eustis;
Oct. 10: 9 a.m.-noon at Douin’s Market in New Sharon and 1-4 p.m. at Food City in Livermore Falls; and
Oct. 11: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Edmunds Market in Phillips.
Staff will also be available to help with mammography and annual physical exam scheduling and assistance with financial programs to help cover these costs. Other assistance offered includes free tobacco recovery support, cancer prevention, nutrition and physical activity resources, activities for youth, and Affordable Care Act enrollment assistance.
All services are provided free thanks to funding from the Doree Taylor Foundation, John T. Gorman Foundation, United Way of the Tri Valley Area and the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program.
For more information contact Karen Garland-Kidder at 207-779-2018 or email kgarlandki@fchn.org.
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