Free or reduced cost health screening events
Sharp Grossmont Senior Resource Center
9000 Wakarusa St, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 740-4214Easy access to senior and caregiver resources.Sharp HealthCare provides special services for seniors and their family caregivers through the Senior Resource Centers. Services include free health education classes, free health screenings, flu shots, information and referrals to health services and other community services. The Senior Resource Centers provide older adults a chance to meet other seniors who are interested in health, wellness and safety issues.
The professionals at the Sharp Senior Resource Centers provide information about and referrals to Sharp HealthCare and other resources in your community. Learn the positive aspects of aging and how to maintain good health by taking advantage of the many educational seminars hosted at any of the centers.
Our activities-
9000 Wakarusa St, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 740-4214Easy access to senior and caregiver resources.Sharp HealthCare provides special services for seniors and their family caregivers through the Senior Resource Centers. Services include free health education classes, free health screenings, flu shots, information and referrals to health services and other community services. The Senior Resource Centers provide older adults a chance to meet other seniors who are interested in health, wellness and safety issues.
The professionals at the Sharp Senior Resource Centers provide information about and referrals to Sharp HealthCare and other resources in your community. Learn the positive aspects of aging and how to maintain good health by taking advantage of the many educational seminars hosted at any of the centers.
Our activities-
- Lectures — Topics include caregiving, fall prevention, brain health, arthritis, memory skills and more
- Fitness — Gentle exercise, yoga and more
- Safety — Project CARE (Community Action to Reach the Elderly) is a free service for seniors or disabled adults who live alone and provides daily phone calls, Vial of Life information and more
- Screenings — Diabetes, cardiac risk factor, lung function, blood pressure, medication management, stroke, osteoporosis, cancer and more
Information, testing and vaccines for covid-19
- Text COSD COVID19 to 468-311 to get text alerts for COVID-19
- County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Housing and Community Development (HCDS)--www.coronavirus-sd.com
- COVID-19 Testing Sites–Health plans are required to cover COVID-19 tests at no cost to the enrollee. It is recommended that you first contact your healthcare provider for a COVID-19 test. If you are unable to get a test from your healthcare provider, the County of San Diego (County) has coordinated free diagnostic COVID-19 testing at many locations. These tests take about 5-10 minutes. Results generally come back in approximately 2-4 days. Click here for site locations.
- COVID-19 Vaccines–Vaccines are provided at no cost to the individual. For a list of vaccine sites visit: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/vaccines/COVID-19-VaxEvents.html
- Flu Vaccines--The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months old and older get a flu shot every year. It takes about two weeks for immunity to develop, so get vaccinated early in the fall, before flu seasons begins or as soon as you can. The influenza vaccine is now available at doctors' offices and pharmacies throughout San Diego Co. and is covered by health insurance. If you do not have coverage, you can get vaccinated at one of the County's six Public Health Center or a local community clinic.
- Flu Shot Locations
- County of San Diego Flu Clinic Locations
- Ubicaciones de Vacunas contra la Influenza
- Flu Vaccine Events
- Effective Disinfectant Guide--pdf guide
- State of California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Website--California launches a new, consumer-friendly website, www.covid19.ca.gov, that highlights critical steps people can take to stay healthy and resources available to Californians impacted by the outbreak, including paid sick leave and unemployment assistance.
- Refugee Support, Podcasts and COVID-19 Updates- Available in most languages Click Here For information on Resettling to the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic Fact Sheet- Click Here
- COVID-19 Guidance for Immigrant Americans- Click Here– Available in several languages
