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Coalition to offer free mobile health units in Rangeley, Phillips, Farmington

Healthy Community Coalition has announced its upcoming schedule of free mobile health unit events, through which a variety of health screenings and education will be offered at each location. Screenings offered include blood pressure and cholesterol checks and body composition analysis.

September’s schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rangeley IGA, 2185 Main St. in Rangeley; and Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. to noon, Edmunds Market, 1185 Rangeley Road in Phillips.

Staff also will be available to offer assistance with mammography and annual physical exam scheduling, as well as assistance to help cover related costs.

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Mobile morgue units ready to help with COVID deaths

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The increasing number of COVID deaths in Alabama has created problems for south Alabama. The Alabama Department of Public Health has sent two mobile morgue units to Baldwin County and Mobile.

Alabama State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris hoped there won’t be further needs for the mobile morgues in other parts of Alabama. South Alabama continues to see a large number of COVID positive cases, and that leads to more hospitalizations, and for some, more deaths.

Hospitals in South Alabama are getting federal assistance to help with the increasing number of COVID patients in hospitals. The

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South Mississippi seniors rely on shuttles and mobile units for health care

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our daily lives in some shape or form, and that’s especially true for senior residents.

Singing River Health System has a simple mission for its fleet of shuttles.

“To get the elderly and disabled people where they need to go for the medical care that they need,” Transportation Manager Carolyn Morrow said. “A lot of people completely depend on this service because they don’t have any family, they don’t have any friends. They don’t have anybody but us.”

She said pre-COVID-19, the shuttle service transported about 26,000

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Two Pa. nuclear utilities launch bitcoin mining units

Could bitcoin mining be the salvation of the embattled nuclear energy industry in America?

The owners of several nuclear power plants, including two in Pennsylvania, have formed ventures with cryptocurrency companies to provide the electricity needed to run computer centers that “mine” bitcoin. Since nuclear energy does not emit greenhouse gases, the project’s investors say, the zero-carbon bitcoin would address climate concerns that have tarnished the energy-intensive cryptocurrency industry.

Talen Energy, the owner of the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station near Berwick, Pa., announced this week that it has signed a deal with TeraWulf Inc., an Easton, Md. cryptocurrency mining firm,

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Public Health Mobile Units testing in Dartmouth, Upper Tantallon

Nova Scotia Public Health will be deploying its Mobile Units across the province in the coming days to offer easier access to COVID testing

Over the next few days, Nova Scotia Public Health’s Mobile Units will be offering COVID testing across the province including Dartmouth and Upper Tantallon.

In the Halifax area, Mobile Units will be stationed at two locations offering drop-in COVID testing:

Tantallon Public Library, 3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., on July 26 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Halifax Bridge Terminal, Dartmouth, on July 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (weather permitting)

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Public Health Mobile Units offering drop-in testing Tuesday in Eastern Passage

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The Public Health Mobile Units are offering additional COVID-19 testing in the Central Zone this week. Testing is free and available to all ages.

In an effort to keep COVID-19 under control in Nova Scotia, Public Health Mobile Units provide easier access to testing. Testing people who show no symptoms of COVID-19 (asymptomatic testing) is one of the main tools that has helped limit COVID-19 spread in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotians are reminded that even if you have mild symptoms like a sore throat, a runny/congested nose or headache, you should

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NYC Health + Hospitals and DocGo’s Street Health Outreach + Wellness (SHOW) Mobile Units Provide Healthcare to New Yorkers Experiencing Homelessness

NEW YORK, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The NYC Test & Trace Corps and DocGo, a leading provider of last-mile telehealth and integrated medical mobility services that has entered into an agreement to merge with Motion Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: MOTN), announced a new project: Street Health Outreach + Wellness (SHOW). This program breaks down access barriers to care by delivering mobile healthcare services to New York’s street homeless population.

The SHOW project uses a roving community medicine model and mobile wellness units to help care for NYC’s most vulnerable populations. People experiencing unsheltered homelessness have the opportunity to

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Mobile COVID units from the state providing vaccinations in West Michigan

The state has provided mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccine units to West Michigan counties to assist individuals with barriers to receiving services.

Mobile units have been sent to Kent and Muskegon counties for use by local health departments.

“The most effective public health efforts happen when we take resources to where people are and make services easily accessible,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the chief medical executive for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said in a prepared statement.

The mobile units also will provide personal protection equipment as well as other health and social services.

The state’s six mobile

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ONE Charlotte Health Alliance to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines Through Mobile Health Units

ONE Charlotte Health Alliance to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines Through Mobile Health Units

Atrium Health, Novant Health and Mecklenburg County Public Health team up with Blue Cross NC to increase vaccine access in Public Health Priority Areas

ONE Charlotte Health Alliance partners Atrium Health, Novant Health and Mecklenburg County Public Health are teaming up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) to provide more vaccine access points to ensure vaccine equity in communities deeply impacted by COVID-19 in the Charlotte area.

ONE Charlotte Health Alliance was formed to begin conversations around investments in the community’s

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Mount Rogers Health District to offer COVID vaccines at local health departments, mobile units

(WFXR) — Starting Tuesday, all health departments within the Mount Rogers Health District will offer the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines in the local offices, along with other regular health department services.

If you want to schedule an appointment, you are asked to call your local health department:

Bland County Health Department
209 Jackson Street, PO Box 176, Bland, VA 24315
Phone: (276) 688-3642
Fax: (276) 688-4514
Carroll County Health Department
605-15 Pine Street, Hillsville, VA 24343
Phone: (276) 730-3180
Fax: (276) 730-3185
Galax City Health Department
502 South Main Street, PO Box 926, Galax, VA 24333
Phone: (276)

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Health officials deploying mobile COVID-19 vaccination units to tiny U.S. towns in effort to boost immunity

Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert and within a few moments they’re handed forms to sign, jabbed with coronavirus vaccine and sent on their way.

The pop-up clinic 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of Reno is one of 28 locations in the state where the Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched mobile vaccination units to ensure people in far-flung rural areas and one stop-light towns can get inoculated.

It’s one of the tactics health officials are using across the country to counter waning interest in

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Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity

FALLON, Nev. — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert and within a few moments they’re handed forms to sign, jabbed with coronavirus vaccine and sent on their way.

The pop-up clinic 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of Reno is one of 28 locations in the state where the Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched mobile vaccination units to ensure people in far-flung rural areas and one stop-light towns can get inoculated.

It’s one of the tactics health officials are using across the country to counter

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Conshohocken fleet owner says thieves stole 16 catalytic converters from mobile health units

Conshohocken fleet owner says thieves stole 16 catalytic converters from mobile health units

The theft of more than a dozen catalytic converters from mobile COVID-19 vaccination sites in West Conshohocken is under investigation.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. – A Conshohocken fleet owner says more than a dozen catalytic converters were stolen from mobile COVID-19 vaccination trucks.

Larry Borden, the CEO of Aardvark Mobile Tours and Mobile Health, said that business was hit and catalytic converters, a necessary component for the sustainability of a vehicle, were stolen from his business.

“It happened last night. We came in this morning and it turns

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Oklahoma State Dept. of Health deploys ‘Mobile Wellness Units’ statewide

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) says it’s mobilizing a fleet of wellness units and vans to help provide public health services in every corner of our state.

Officials say the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated and expanded this initiative, allowing them to reach undeserved communities with vital services, including the COVID-19 vaccine.

“More than ever, we recognize the barriers many Oklahomans face with transportation, time, and technology when it comes to seeking public health services,” Dr. Lance Frye, commissioner of health, said. “By mobilizing public health services, we

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KA Imaging Installs Two New Mobile X-Ray Units at University Health Network

WATERLOO, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KA Imaging, a developer of innovative X-ray imaging technologies and systems, today announced that it has installed two new mobile X-ray units within the University Health Network (UHN) to enhance current clinical studies and support patient care. One new unit is being used at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and the other at the Toronto General Hospital.

Clinical testing began in September, 2020, at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre with two novel technologies, one being KA Imaging’s Reveal™, a portable, dual-energy X-ray solution, in a study pertaining to the early detection of pneumonia including COVID-19.

“In the

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