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Mobile Health Screening Unit - Schedule
Keeping Oklahoma healthy, one person at a time
The Mobile Health Screening Unit (MHSU) is a joint project between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and the 246 Oklahoma Lions Clubs. The MHSU was launched in May 1998 and since then has traveled across the state, giving more than 40,000 Oklahomans valuable information about their health. The MHSU provides a variety of screenings, including:
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- Blood pressure
- Bone density
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MHSU Visit Schedule
October 2009
Friday, Oct. 16 (Rush Springs): Rush Springs Lions Club at Health Fair at 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Contact: Lion Ron Secoy at (580) 476-2527.
Saturday, Oct. 17 (Oklahoma City) (tentative): Fairview Missionary Baptist Church located at 1700 N.E. 7th Street in Oklahoma City, Contact: Theresa at (405) 466-3274
Monday, Oct. 19 – Tuesday, Oct. 20 (Oklahoma City): Oklahoma City Capitol Hill Lions Club for Metal Container Corporation at 3713 Harmon Ave. in Oklahoma City, Contact: Lion Al Lindley or Lauren at Metal Container at (405) 680-3154
Wednesday, Oct. 21 (Oklahoma City): Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma located at N.W. 63rd Street in Oklahoma City, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Contact: Gabrielle Anne Harmening with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma at (918) 551-3779
Thursday, Oct. 22 (tentative): Hennessey Lions Club for Seaboard Foods, Contact: Lion Tim Riddle or Penny Bullis at Seaboard at (405) 853-7083 ext. 24
Friday, Oct. 23 (Tulsa): Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma for Explorer Pipeline located at 6846 S. Canton in Tulsa from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Contact: Khris Peabody with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma at (918) 551-3326
Saturday, Oct. 24 (Oklahoma City): Oklahoma City West Side Lions Club for Integris Men's Health Fair at Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech’s West Reno campus, Contact: Steve Petty at (405) 717-9874 or Lion Dawn Miller at (405) 947-6540
Friday, Oct. 30 (Frederick): Frederick Lions Club from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Contact: Lion Melissa Fuff at (580) 335-5973
Saturday, Oct. 31 (Altus) (tentative): Altus Lions Club, Contact: Lion Sue Thompson at sueok@swbell.net
November 2009
Thursday, Nov. 5 (Smithville): Idabel Lions Club for Smithville School, Contact: Lion Farris at (580) 286-2803
Saturday, Nov. 7: Vian Lions Club for STRIDES Diabetes Week, Contact: Lion Sharon DiGennaro at sldigennaro@yahoo.com
Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Perry): Perry Lions Club on east side of square at 9 a.m., Contact: Lion Wally Schiffer at (580) 370-6462
Friday, Nov. 13 (Ardmore): Ardmore Lions Club for Arts Fair located at the Ardmore Convention Center, Contact: Lion Cloye Thompson
Saturday, Nov. 14 (Oklahoma City): Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma for Teamsters Local 886 located at 3528 W. Reno in Oklahoma City from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Contact: Frank Janowski with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma at fjanowski@bcbsok.com or Debbie Moreman with the Teamsters at (405) 947-2333
Sunday, Nov. 15 (Oklahoma City): Oklahoma City Metro Lions Club for Epiphany Catholic Church located at 7336 W. Britton Road in Oklahoma City, Contact: Lion Charles Zalonka at (405) 789-2727
Thursday, Nov. 19 (Tulsa): Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma for Tulsa University from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Contact: Kerrie Cook at Kerrie_Cook@hcsc.net
Friday, Nov. 20 (Edmond): Oklahoma City Downtown Lions Club for First Presbyterian Church located at 1001 S. Rankin in Edmond, Contact: Lion Gary Rhodes or Sissy Tubb with First Presbyterian Church at (405) 341-3602
Saturday, Nov. 21 (Collinsville): Tulsa Hispanic Lions Club for Collinsville, Contact: Nadia Guevara at (918) 272-4969 or Jose Godinez at (918) 633-5799
To schedule the MHSU for your community, call (405) 947-6540 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visit http://lionnet-oklahoma.org/.
The MHSU schedule is closed by the 20th of each month for the following month (i.e., deadline is Oct. 20 for November schedule). Final arrangements are made by the assigned unit driver/manager usually 7 to 10 days before the scheduled visit. There is a 70-mile travel maximum between sites on successive days (i.e., cannot schedule Tulsa one day and Altus the next day).
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