Health To You - DOH-Monroe Free Community Event
| October 05, 2023 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Price: FREE
The Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) is hosting a free “Health To You” community event at the new Big Pine Key Community Center in the Winn-Dixie Plaza 3:30-5:30PM on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
All attendees will receive a $10 food gift card for their participation while supplies last.
Free healthy snacks will be provided by St. Peter's Food Pantry.
DOH-Monroe physicians, nurses and staff members will be on hand to provide the following services, all free of charge. No health insurance or appointments required.
• Health screenings
• Vaccines
• Blood Pressure Checks
• Free bike helmets
• Free condoms
• Narcan
• Nicotine Patches
In addition to health department services, other organizations will be on hand to share what they have to offer the community.
-- Carolyn Thomson, ACA Health Insurance Navigator with Epilepsy Alliance Florida will also be at the event to provide free assistance with health insurance for people who need help with the following:
• ACA SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD for qualifying life events (marriage, divorce, having a baby, lost coverage, changed jobs, change in immigration status and/or low or reduced income.)
• MEDICAID applications and renewals due to the continuous coverage ending, including SNAP and Medicare Special Savings Plans.
-- Guidance Care Center will be providing health screenings along with educational resources about mental health and substance abuse.
-- Rural Health Network of Monroe County will be providing glucose testing along with educational information about primary care services for uninsured/underinsured people.
-- The Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc. a non-profit organization which provides comprehensive services for individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse, will be providing information about their shelter, counseling, advocacy, their 24-hour hotline, transportation services, and more.
-- The University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center Gamechanger mobile unit will be on hand in the Winn-Dixie parking lot to provide screenings for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer.
- Schedule
Event Starts: 3:30 PM
Event Ends: 5:30 PM
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