FARMINGTON – The Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County announces its August schedule for mobile health unit outreach.
Staff will be offering services such as one-on-one health counseling and information; tobacco recovery counseling and information; blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose checks; breast health, cancer prevention, and nutrition information; physical activity games; and assistance with referrals to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program and other health assistance programs.
Additional services include colon cancer screening kits for those who qualify and body composition analysis. The test kits, a less invasive way to screen for colon cancer, can be completed in the privacy of one’s own home. Body composition analysis allows participants to track changes in muscle and fat tissue, when weight may not change.
Dates include: Tuesday, August 2 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 2-5 p.m.; Thursday, August 4 at Kineowatha Park in Wilton from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, August 5 at the Blueberry Festival in Wilton from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday, August 9 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 2-5 p.m.; Wednesday, August 10 at the Kingfield Health Center from 10 a.m.-2.p.m.; Thursday, August 11 at Food City in Wilton from 9 a.m.-noon; Thursday, August 11 at Food City in Livermore Falls from 1-4 p.m.; Friday, August 12 at the Rangeley IGA from 2-5 p.m.; Saturday, August 13 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 9 a.m.-noon; Tuesday, August 16 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 2-5 p.m.; Friday, August 19 at Phillips Old Home Days from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesday, August 23 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 2-5 p.m.; and Tuesday, August 30 at Farmington Wal-Mart from 2-5 p.m.
All services are provided free. Donations are accepted. For more information please contact Janis Walker at 779-2750 or jwalker@fchn.org.
