The Southcoast Health Van and Southcoast Blood Bank have announced the December schedule for community screenings and blood drives.

Free mobile health services available by the Southcoast Health Van staff include: cancer screenings and education, blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, teen resource information, glucose (diabetes) screenings, nutritional information and education, health education services, medical physician referral and blood drives.

Dates for Wareham include Sunday, Dec. 4 at St. Patrick's Chruch (blood drive 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Friday, Dec. 9 at Tobey Hospital (blood drive 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.). The van's schedule for other towns is available at www.southcoast.org/van/.

Screenings and blood drives sponsored by the Southcoast Health Van are sometimes held at community locations and not always on the van. Look for signs when arriving at a location if you do not see the van outside. If you plan to donate blood, please remember to bring two forms of identification.

For more information and to schedule free screenings or a blood drive please call Susan Oliveira, RN, at 508-679-7131 ext. 2740 or email info@southcoast.org.