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Health In Motion services offered during April

By Dianne Shipley

March 27, 2017

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 April. 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 for:
    • “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 schedule of dates and locations. The bus is noted when present.     

SARASOTA

Thursdays, April 6 and April 27
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Salvation Army (Bus)
1400 Tenth St.

SARASOTA

Saturday, April 15
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Twin Lakes Park (Bus)
Big Truck Day event
6700 Clark Road

NOKOMIS

Wednesday, April 12 
9-11 a.m.
Nokomis Park Community Center (Bus)
234 E. Nippino Trail

LAUREL

Wednesday, April 19
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sandra Sims Terry Community Center (Bus)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
food distribution program
509 Collins Road

VENICE

Friday, April 21 
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Re-Store (Bus)
1400 Ogden Road 

Wednesday, April 26
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Salvation Army Family Store (Bus)
1160 U.S. 41 Bypass South

NORTH PORT 

Thursday, April 20
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Re-Store 
14253 Tamiami Trail

ENGLEWOOD

Monday, April 10
1-6 p.m.
Elsie Quirk Library (Bus)
100 W. Dearborn St.

To view events calendar, click here.

For more information, call 941-861-2873 or visit http://www.sarasotahealth.org.  

About the Florida Department of Health

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MEDIA NOTES:

DOH-Sarasota Media Contact:
 Dianne Shipley, 941-861-2852;
cell 941-302-1058;
DOHSarasotaNews@FLHealth.gov
Website: www.sarasotahealth.org

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