There are now five Health to Go vending machines in the City of Lincoln that offer free health supplies. Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Kerry Kernen says the new location is on N. 27th Street under the Elaine Hammer Bridge.
“We’ve had a lot of interest in the HealthToGo machines and residents are accessing health supplies they may need with almost 3,400 products dispensed since the machines were installed in mid-January,” Kernen says.
She says items currently available include feminine hygiene products, condoms, pregnancy tests, at-home HIV tests, emergency contraception, Narcan, medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and tobacco quit kits.
The five Health to Go Machines locations are:
- North 27th Street under the Elaine Hammer Bridge, just south of Bluestem Health Main Clinic, 1021 N. 27th St.
- Carriage Park Parking Garage, 1128 “L” St., northeast corner of 11th and “L” streets, ground level next to the bike racks
- “F” Street Community Center, 1225 “F” St.
- Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, 3131 “O” St.
- Union Plaza, southeast corner of 21st and “P” streets
Residents can see what items are in currently stock in the HealthToGo machines by checking the new HealthToGo Vending Machine Inventory Dashboard at lincoln.ne.gov/HealthToGo.