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Camden mobile health

The Camden Mobile Health bus offers free preventative diabetes risk checks, health information and advice to support residents to make positive health and wellbeing choices, and to prevent people aged 30 and over from developing serious health conditions in the future.  

As we get older, we all have a greater chance of developing a range of serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. Even with or without a family history of these diseases, certain lifestyle factors such as smoking, a poor diet or lack of physical exercise can put us at higher risk of developing one or more of these conditions.  

Camden Council, in partnership with NHS colleagues at Brondesbury Medical Centre, would like to invite residents from the age of 30 - 70 to take a health check on our new health bus.

This is part of our shared belief in offering residents easy access to free, preventative healthcare to help them live long and healthy lives. By offering residents access to free, personalised health checks from the age of 30, we hope to arm them with information so they are prepared for the future and can start to take steps now to reduce risk, maintain and improve their health.

What to expect on board the mobile health bus

The preventative diabetes check is 100% voluntary and takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete. The doctor or nurse working on the bus will record your age, height and weight, and will also check your blood pressure. You may then be asked questions about your family history and lifestyle.

Once this is complete the healthcare professional will discuss your results with you. You may be given advice to help you lower your risk of preventative health conditions such as diabetes and obesity, and suggested steps you can take to maintain or improve your health.

Session times

  • Friday 26 June, midday to 4pm - St George the Martyr Queen Square Church, 44 Queen Square, WC1N 3AH

  • Tuesday 30 June, 10am to 2pm - Kentish Town Sports Centre, Grafton Road, NW5 3DU (indoors)

  • Friday 3 July, 11am to 3pm - Netherwood Youth and Family Hub, 5 Netherwood Street, NW6 2QU (indoors)

  • Saturday 4 July, 2pm to 6pm - Somali Culture Event, 23 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8RU

  • Saturday 11 July, midday to 4pm - One Kilburn Festival, Kilburn Grange Park, NW6 2JL

  • Sunday 12 July, midday  to 4pm - Camden Mela, Coram’s Field, 93 Guildford Street, WC1N 1DN

  • Sunday 12 July, 1pm to 5pm - Camden Newtown Festival, Camden Square, NW1 9UY

  • Friday 17 July, midday to 4pm - Queens Crescent Community Association, 45 Ashdown Crescent, Belsize Park, NW5 4QE

  • Thursday 23 July, 10am to 1pm - Castlehaven Food Bank, Clarence Hall, Hawley Road, NW1 8RN

  • Friday 24 July, 11am to 3pm - Phoenix Garden, 21 Stacey Street, WC2H 8DG (indoors)

  • Saturday 25 July, midday to 4pm - Camley Street Festival, Camley Street, N1C 4PG

  • Friday 31 July, midday to 4pm - Queens Crescent Community Association, 45 Ashdown Crescent, Belsize Park, NW5 4QE

  • Saturday 1 August, midday to 4pm - Regent’s Root Festival, 201 Drummond Street, NW1 3FE

  • Saturday 8 August, midday to 4pm - Camden African Culture & Wellbeing Festival, Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1 1BD

Contact us

If you have any questions about this service, contact us at [email protected].