Although 2020 has been a challenging year, it has also presented a lot of opportunities to think differently. The Wellness on Wheels (WOW) mobile unit, like many other programs, had to adapt to the challenges of a global pandemic and creatively continue to provide essential testing services. We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Advance Community Health, a Wake County-based federally qualified Health center, the WOW mobile unit focused heavily on providing COVID-19 tests. Moreover, we continued to provide services to individuals regardless of insurance and ability to pay, and hold testing events staffed with Licensed Clinical Social Workers for any additional services or needs. The WOW Team covered locations throughout Wake Co including, but not limited to: Cary’s Dorcas location, Raleigh, Zebulon, Garner, Knightdale, Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, and Saint Augustine University. These included mostly Hispanic and African-American populations, along with the general public. Detailed Summary: July 2020 • Homeless outreach and LCSW on-site • 1 event specifically dedicated to Hispanic or Latino outreach • Took part in 23 Mass Testing Events in Wake County offering 1452 COVID-19 tests to the community August 2020 • Homeless outreach • Took part in 20 Mass Testing Events in Wake County offering 1430 COVID-19 tests to the community.
A Year of Wellness
July 2020
- Homeless outreach and LCSW on-site
- 1 event specifically dedicated to Hispanic or Latino outreach
- Took part in 23 Mass Testing Events in Wake County offering 1452 COVID-19 tests to the community
August 2020
- Homeless outreach
- Took part in 20 Mass Testing Events in Wake County offering 1430 COVID-19 tests to the community
September 2020
- Took part in 10 Mass Testing Events in
Wake County offering 1511 COVID-19
tests to the community
October 2020
- Took part in 9 Mass Testing Events in
Wake County offering 1644 COVID-19
tests to the community
November 2020
- Took part in 12 Mass Testing Events in
Wake County offering 3918 COVID-19
tests to the community - One event was held at Southeast Raleigh
Magnet High School on 11/14/2020
December 2020
- Took part in 13 Mass Testing Events in
Wake County offering 1598 COVID-19
tests to the community.
Other Notable Accomplishments:
*NEW* Partnership! WOW partnered with the
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
in Wake County to work on the Wake County
Familiar Faces Project. This project is in
partnership with the following entities: Wake
County EMS and Pharmacy Services, Duke
University, UNC Healthcare, and Wake Med.
Many thanks to all of our partners, supporters, and team members!!
The UNC Wellness on Wheels program is a collaboration with the UNC School of Nursing and the Foundation of Hope to provided free nursing services to meet the health care needs of clients of Wake County crisis ministries.