The Fresno State Community Health Mobile Unit  returns for the spring 2018 semester Thursday, Feb. 8, at D&H Distributing in Fresno (3701 S. Minnewawa), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is just the first of nearly 20 stops the health mobile unit will make in Fresno County, now through April.

Residents can receive free health services like diabetes and blood pressure screenings, plus health assessments, education and referrals. Free flu shots, for ages 4 and up, are available and limited to the first 50 individuals.

Through the health mobile unit, students majoring in nursing, athletic training and dietetics are able to provide free, affordable health care services to underserved areas in Fresno County. This gives undergraduate and graduate level students an opportunity to gain experience working in rural communities, while practicing their clinical skills and working as an interdisciplinary health care team.

Last semester, the mobile unit made 30 stops in Fresno County and treated 1,089 patients.

Spring 2018 schedule (dates and times are subject to change):

  • Feb. 8 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): D&H Distributing, 3701 S. Minnewawa, Fresno
  • Feb. 15 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Mary Ella Brown Community Center, 1350 E. Annadale, Fresno
  • Feb. 22 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): St. Mary Catholic Church, 608 N. Church St., Visalia
  • Feb. 24 (7 a.m. – 2 p.m.): Fresno Fairgrounds Swap Meet, 1121 S. Chance Ave, Fresno
  • Feb. 27 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Butterfly Grove Apartments, 5231 N. Fresno St., Fresno
  • March 1 (8 a.m. – 12 p.m.): Firebaugh Rodeo Grounds, 1655 13th St., Firebaugh
  • March 8 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Poverello House, 412 F. St., Fresno
  • March 13 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center, 682 1st Ave., Dinuba
  • March 15 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Falcon Court Turning Point of Central California, 4415 N. Clark St., #1, Fresno
  • March 17 (7 a.m. – 12 p.m.): Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, 430 Peach Ave, Clovis
  • March 20 (8 a.m. – 12 p.m.): Our Lady of the Sierra, 40180 Indian Spring Rd., Oakhurst
  • April 3 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Panzak Park, 101 N. 3rd St, Fowler
  • April 12 (9 a.m. –  1 p.m.): Orange Cove City Hall, 633 6th St., Orange Cove
  • April 16 (3:15 – 6:15 p.m.): Central Community Church, 4710 N. Polk Ave, Fresno
  • April 17 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Gonzalez Hall, 1417 3rd St., Mendota
  • April 19 (8 a.m. – 12 p.m.): Lanare Community Center, 20620 S. Grantland Ave., Riverdale
  • April 21 (8 a.m. – 11 a.m.): Refinery West McKinley Church, 3014 W. McKinley Ave, Fresno
  • April 21 (12 – 4 p.m.): Valley Dream Center, 1835 N. Winery Ave., Fresno
  • April 24 (8 a.m. – 12 p.m.): St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12588 Ave. 407, Cutler
  • April 26 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.): Madera Hope House, 117 N. R Street, Madera

*Video courtesy of Rise Up: Be Heard.