Wellness On Wheels Van Clinics making several stops in southern Ill. next month

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - The Southern 7 Health Department’s Wellness on Wheels (WOW) Van Clinics will be stopping in several places across southern Illinois in July.

According to S7HD, the health department offers STD/HIV testing and free condoms on the WOW Van and at each of their seven public health clinics.

• July 3 Golden Circle Senior Center, Elizabethtown 9:30 a.m. to noon; Chocolate Factory, Golconda 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• July 10 Eagle Point Bay Association Building, Goreville 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Vienna City Park, Vienna 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• July 17 Rise Community Market, Cairo 9:30 a.m. to noon; Dollar General Store, Mounds 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• July 31 Dollar General Store, Dongola 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Pulaski County Fair, Pulaski 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Free services available on the WOW Van include NARCAN training, blood pressure check, home colorectal cancer tests (FIT), medication disposal packets, COVID test kits and condoms.

Charged services available include blood lead, hemoglobin and cholesterol screenings, STD tests (including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis), HIV, pregnancy, and TB skin tests, TD/Tdap shots for adults, Well Water tests and Hereditary Genetic Cancer Testing. These services, excluding a Well Water test, require a health insurance card.

All services, both free and charged, will be offered while available on day of service.

For information contact Shawnna Rhine at (618) 634-2297 ex.971161 or visit www.southern7.org.