A new mobile health unit is delivering medical and dental services to people in eastern Connecticut.

It’s run by Generations Family Health Center in Willimantic.

Melissa Meyers, the CEO of Generations, explained how much they had used the previous model.

“At one point before the pandemic, our old dental unit was servicing over 30 locations at one time, and like we said, over 200,000 miles travelling to where patients are to deliver our mission,” Meyers said. “So, it’s just an incredible example of what community health centers do across the country to innovate and make sure that access to care is ensured everywhere.”

The new mobile health truck service costs over half a million dollars to set up. Money from the state’s Department of Public Health supported the project.

Services will b

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