“Wellness on Wheels” Moves To the TIMES Center in August
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2005
Contact
Julie Pryde, Director Division of HIV/STD/TB Prevention & Management
217-239-7827
Diana Yates, Communications Coordinator
217-531-4275
“Wellness on Wheels” Moves To the TIMES Center in August
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and Carle Foundation Hospital Team Serve a New Site in August
“Wellness on Wheels offers free preventive health services to the people who most need them,” said Julie Pryde, Division Director, HIV/STD/TB Prevention & Management.
Champaign, IL – For two hours each Friday in August, Wellness on Wheels (WOW), Carle Foundation Hospital’s mobile health unit, will visit the TIMES Center, 70 E. Washington, in Champaign.
The free mobile health program is a joint venture of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and Carle Foundation Hospital’s Regional Outreach Services.
The Carle Mobile Clinic is a comprehensive health clinic on wheels. It includes two exam rooms, basic laboratory equipment, a waiting area, restroom and storage. A lift makes the mobile unit accessible to people with physical limitations. Since 2003, it has been used by the Frances Nelson Health Center to expand space for patient visits.
Starting Friday, August 5, WOW will be parked on the southwest corner of the TIMES Center parking lot, 70 E. Washington, in Champaign. It will be there from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in August (weather permitting). In September the WOW mobile unit
will return to its regular location on the east side of Randolph Street, just north of Springfield Avenue.
WOW offers free blood pressure and blood sugar screening, cholesterol tests, vaccinations, Hepatitis A & B immunizations, Hepatitis C screening, anonymous HIV testing, STD testing, pregnancy tests, KidCare health insurance applications and health information. Program staff includes nurses, counselors, health educators, and a Spanish-language translator.
WOW first opened its doors in August, 2002. To date, the WOW clinic has logged more than 1,200 patient visits.
For more information about the WOW program or to find a schedule of locations for Wellness on Wheels call 239-7827.
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