INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo, in partnership with Gennesaret Free Clinics, launched its newest program, “Wellness in Transit,” devoted to holistic community health on May 17. The program consists of a mobile medical clinic parked at the Julia M. Carson Transit Center, providing FREE healthcare services to visitors regardless of health insurance status. The Transit Center is located at 201 E. Washington St.
The public can access the clinic every Tuesday, May through October, from 3 to 5 p.m. parked at the Carson Transit Center. The clinic will conveniently connect riders and vulnerable populations, to quality, free healthcare.
Currently, there are few free walk-in social services available within the downtown core. The goal of Wellness in Transit is to fill this need and provide resources to enhance the well-being of riders while reducing the transportation burden of an added trip.
Gennesaret Free Clinics has annually served thousands of the most vulnerable individuals in Indianapolis, including many living in poverty. The clinic provides quality, accessible and compassionate patient-centered healthcare for persons experiencing homelessness or lacking established healthcare. Gennesaret mobile clinic sites are designed to treat minor illnesses and injury to avoid facing major illness and injury. This care includes free medical services and prescriptions.
IndyGo hopes to expand the program’s offerings that connect riders to public health services once the pilot is complete. Wellness in Transit will build upon the success of the free pop-up COVID vaccination clinic at the Carson Transit Center by partnering with local human services agencies to fill gaps within the healthcare system.
The Wellness in Transit program is the most recent outreach effort by IndyGo to serve the Indianapolis community beyond providing public transportation, Food in Transit, a farm stand presented by Growing Places Indy, was introduced in 2017 and ran on Wednesday afternoons. The Food in Transit offers fresh, affordable, and locally-grown produce to riders. The farm stand offered bundles of vegetables each week and accepted SNAP, EBT and other forms of payment in order to get fresh food in as many hands as possible.
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