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Linn mobile health clinic could meet ‘significant demand’
Public Health’s clinic on wheels to help those lacking transportation
Jul. 18, 2024 4:59 pm, Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 7:53 am
CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Public Health’s new mobile health clinic is aimed to providing services to county residents, especially those who face transportation barriers.
The mobile health clinic will offer vaccinations, sexually transmitted infection testing, student athletic physicals and community outreach, among other services.
It is equipped with an exam room, wheelchair lift and a restroom, along with cold storage for vaccinations and medications.
The mobile clinic was purchased for $384,500, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act allocated to Linn County Public Health by the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
“This is such a wonderful, significant community resource. It’s incredible, and I am so grateful to the Board of Supervisors for providing money to purchase this awesome, awesome resource in our community,” said Pramod Dwivedi, director of Linn County Public Health.
Dwivedi anticipates the mobile clinic will meet the “significant demand” for health care services though he has no estimate at this time as to the number of people it might serve.
The mobile clinic will allow public health staffers the opportunity to provide services at public sites such as parks, schools and churches. And the office plans to partner with community agencies to bring services to residents, Dwivedi said.
The mobile health clinic already has been used for athlete physicals and immunizations at local schools and community events this summer.
Linn County Public Health also took the mobile health clinic to a health fair at a private business, where it provided HIV testing and education.
Linn County Public Health’s new mobile health care clinic offers an exam room, wheelchair lift, restroom and cold storage for vaccines and medications. The mobile clinic was purchased for $384,500, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act allocated by Linn County supervisors. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Pramod Dwivedi on Thursday shows the new mobile health care clinic that Linn County Public Health will be taking to locations around the county. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
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