PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — The Portsmouth City Health Department will return its mobile health unit to Tracy Park next week for a free community health screening event, the department said in a social media post.
The mobile unit will be set up at the park from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, according to the health department. Latonia Howard, a certified nurse practitioner with the department, is scheduled to staff the event.
Services offered will include first aid, primary care, reproductive health care, sexually transmitted infection testing, rapid HIV and syphilis testing, cholesterol screenings, diabetes screenings, and evaluation and treatment for cold and flu symptoms, the department said.
The mobile unit is run through the health department’s HIV/STD testing division, which serves 20 counties across southern Ohio with screening, testing, referrals to HIV care and treatment, and sexual health education, according to the department’s website.
The health department offers a sliding fee scale for uninsured residents, with discounts of up to 40% available with proof of income, according to the department. Residents with questions can call the health department at 605 Washington St. in Portsmouth at 740-353-8863.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Portsmouth City Health Department.
