The Health Wagon

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

🐾 No tricks, just *spots* of fun at the Health Wagon today! Our team is decked out in a 101 Dalmatians theme for Halloween - bringing fun, smiles, and compassionate care to our community. 🐶🎃

Come see our spotted crew and join in the Halloween fun while getting the care you need! 💛

10/30/2025

🌙 After-Hours Care, Right Here in Clintwood! 🌙

Life doesn’t stop at 5 - and neither do we! The Health Wagon’s After-Hours Clinic is open TONIGHT from 5 PM to 9 PM at our Clintwood location to make quality care more accessible for our hardworking community. 💙

🩺 Walk in for:
• Primary and preventive care
• Checkups, screenings, and labs
• Chronic disease management (like diabetes & hypertension)
• Vaccinations and wellness support
• Medication refills and more!

Whether you’re getting off work, can’t make it during regular hours, or just need a helping hand this evening - our team is here for you. No appointment needed, walk-ins welcome!

💛 Compassion. Community. Care.

10/30/2025

🐾 It’s a paw-some day at St. Mary’s Health Wagon! 🐶🐱

Our Free Drive-Through Veterinary Vaccination Clinic is in full swing — and we’re here at Leeman Field in Pennington Gap until 5 PM today!

Bring your furry friends for free rabies, FVRCP, and DAPP vaccines, plus pet accessories, education, and more — all from our amazing licensed veterinarians and partners.

No appointment needed — just drive through, leash or crate your pets, and we’ll take care of the rest! 💙

📍 Leeman Field, 100 Fairground Rd, Pennington Gap, VA
🕐 Going on now until 5 PM
🐕 First come, first served — while supplies last!

10/30/2025

Free Drive Thru Vet clinic today at Leaman Field today. We will be here until 5pm. Please bring your cat 🐈‍⬛ or dog 🐕 by! Thank you Dr. Roberts and team! Providing rabies and other vaccines. Please share!

10/30/2025

🐾🌄 Big News for Southwest Virginia! 🌄🐾
The Health Wagon is proud to announce that we’ve been awarded a major AMLER (Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization) grant to support the creation of our new stationary veterinary clinic in Wise County! This transformative project will expand access to veterinary care, public health services, and community education throughout the region - serving both pets and the people who love them.

For decades, the Health Wagon has worked to bridge the gap in healthcare access across Central Appalachia. Now, we’re extending that same mission of compassion and care to the animals who are part of our families, farms, and communities. From preventive care and vaccinations to spay/neuter efforts and wellness education, this clinic will bring hope and healing to an underserved area that has long needed it.

We are deeply grateful to the Virginia Department of Energy, local leaders, and all of our partners and supporters who helped make this possible. Together, we are building a healthier, stronger Appalachia - for every member of the family. 💙

🎥 Watch this special feature to learn more about the impact of the AMLER grant and our vision for the new clinic:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BGcAMVyzZ/

10/30/2025

🩺 Appalachian Community Health Fair - Free Services for All! 🩺
Join the Health Wagon and partners on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy (1060 Dragon Road, Oakwood, VA) for a full day of free healthcare, wellness, and community support. Registration begins at 9:00 AM.

This large-scale event offers free medical, dental, and preventive services designed to help our Appalachian neighbors access the care they deserve. Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis - no insurance or appointments required.

🩹 Free Medical & Preventive Care:
Physical exams, Pap smears, mammogram registrations, oral and skin cancer screenings, flu vaccines, blood pressure and diabetes testing, EKGs, and dermatology consultations. We’ll also offer facials with red light therapy, liver and lung testing, and more.

💊 Free Pharmacy & Chronic Disease Management:
Medication therapy management, pharmacy consults, diabetes and hypertension education, comprehensive medication reviews, weight management, and nutrition counseling.

📘 Free Education & Resources:
Learn more about heart health, stroke prevention, diabetic foot care, osteoporosis, eye and ear health, and more. Narcan training, “Stop the Clot” CPR instruction, and drug take-back services will also be available.

🧠 Behavioral Health & Recovery:
Peer recovery support, substance use education, and Narcan distribution for community safety and awareness.

🧺 Social Support Services:
Free clothing, shoes, hygiene items, feminine hygiene products, non-perishable Thanksgiving food boxes, and YMCA day passes. Staff will assist with Medicaid/FAMIS enrollment, SNAP benefits, and heating/cooling assistance applications.

This event brings together healthcare providers, students, and volunteers from across the region to make a lasting impact on community wellness - because no one should have to choose between their health and their household needs. ❤️

⚠️ Important Reminder:
If you plan to have lab work done, please do not eat or drink after midnight.

For more information, call the Health Wagon at 276-328-8850.

Together, we’re helping our Appalachian communities move mountains for better health. ⛰️

10/30/2025

TODAY ONLY!!!

🐾🎉 HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND HOLIDAYREADY PETS! 🎉🐾
It’s time to get your furry family members ready for the season! 🐶🐱
Join the Health Wagon and partners PAWS of SWVA, VCA Highlands Animal Hospital, Dr. Roberts, and Lee County volunteers for a FREE Drive-Through Veterinary Vaccination Clinic!

📍 Leeman Field, 100 Fairground Rd, Pennington Gap, VA
📅 Thursday, October 30th | 11 AM - 5 PM

💉 Free Rabies, FVRCP, & DAPP vaccines
👩‍⚕️ Care by licensed veterinarians
🎁 Pet accessories, education, and more - while supplies last!

Let’s keep tails wagging and whiskers twitching safely through the holidays! 🐕❤️🐈
Please keep all animals in a crate or on a leash in your vehicle.

🚗 Drive through, stay safe, and give your pets the gift of health this season!
First come, first served - spread the word and bring your pets for protection before the holidays! 🎄✨

10/29/2025

Statement from Dr. Teresa Tyson, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP
President & CEO, The Health Wagon

At The Health Wagon, we are witnessing a level of desperation across Central Appalachia that we have not seen in decades. Families in Southwest Virginia — and in our neighboring border communities in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia — are facing a dire crisis not only in healthcare, but in hunger. With SNAP benefits being cut and government assistance delayed amid the shutdown, the safety net for the poor has all but disappeared.

We are seeing parents skip meals so their children can eat, seniors choosing between medication and groceries, and families coming to our mobile clinics in search of not just medical care — but food. These are hardworking people who have already endured so much, and now they are struggling just to survive.

The Health Wagon has always stood on the frontlines of compassion. We are mobilizing our resources to provide emergency food boxes and expanding our mobile food pantry to reach those most in need. But we cannot do this alone.

If you have food needs, please reach out to us as we are actively seeking additional resources to help those in need. We urgently call upon our partners, churches, and community members to join us in this mission of mercy. No one should go hungry.

Virginia residents should also be aware that, beginning Monday, November 3, Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) benefits will go into effect if the federal shutdown is not resolved. Under VENA, benefits will be issued weekly. Virginia is a leader in protecting the health and welfare of its people during this crisis.

We applaud this step to safeguard vulnerable families, but hunger does not stop at state lines. The Health Wagon serves patients across the heart of Central Appalachia, and we must continue to advocate for those who have no safety net at all.

Now is the time for compassion, collaboration, and courage. Together, we can ensure that no one is left hungry or forgotten.

10/28/2025