City Of Davis: Healthy Davis Together Adds Three Neighborhood COVID Testing Sites

Press release from the City Of Davis:

June 11, 2021 5:21 pm

In preparation for California’s June 15 reopening, Healthy Davis Together, a joint project between the City of Davis and UC Davis, is shifting its free community COVID-19 testing program to include more neighborhood testing locations.

On Monday, June 21, when summer school begins, Healthy Davis Together will open three new community testing sights at Davis Senior High School, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High, expanding the testing program that was introduced this spring in partnership with Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD). Friday, June 18, will be the last day of testing at Davis Senior Center and Veterans Memorial Center as the two facilities begin the transition back to providing community programs. The new school testing facilities will be open to all members of the Davis community.

“I’m proud to be a part of the Healthy Davis Together community testing program and to have gotten to know so many wonderful people who have been tested regularly at the Davis Senior Center,” said Peter “PJ” Kelly, a greeter at Davis Senior Center who will continue in his role at Emerson Junior High. “I look forward to seeing familiar and new faces at Emerson this summer.”

In addition to providing free saliva-based testing to community members, Healthy Davis Together is supporting Davis’ and Yolo County’s vaccination efforts.  
“Getting vaccinated is one of the most important things each of us can do,” says Dr. Sheri Belafsky, medical director for Healthy Davis Together and director of the Medical Surveillance Program for UC Davis Health. “However, testing will also continue to be important as there are members of our community who are not vaccinated yet, including children under 12, and although our positivity rates remain low, we still have people who test positive for the virus, often with one of the more contagious variants. We are excited to work with DJUSD to make community testing available in more neighborhoods this summer for anyone who needs it.”

Get tested for free at any of the locations below. Walk-ins are welcome, or make an appointment at HealthyDavisTogether.org/testing

New Community Testing Locations:

Davis Senior High School (NEW)
315 West 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616
Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Opens June 21

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior High (NEW)
4000 East Covell Boulevard, Davis, CA 95618
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Opens June 21

Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High (NEW)
2121 Calaveras Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
Monday–Friday: 7 a.m.–2:15 p.m. 
Closed for lunch: 11:15 a.m.– Noon
Opens June 21 

Existing Testing Locations: 
Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School
1441 Danbury St, Davis, CA 95618
Hours of operation:
Monday–Friday 10:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 1 p.m.– 2:15 p.m.

Mondavi Center
523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, CA, 95616
Hours of operation:
7 days a week 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Closed for lunch: 11:15 a.m.–Noon

Press contact: 
Media@healthydavistogether.org

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Healthy Davis Together is a joint project between UC Davis and the City of Davis to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community and facilitate a coordinated and gradual return to regular city activities and student life. Comments and questions are welcome at info@HealthyDavisTogether.org.

The UC Davis Genome Center testing lab operates under a CLIA-certified extension of the UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services CLIA license.

This press release was produced by the City Of Davis. The views expressed here are the author’s own.