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State Health Department Director to Highlight HIV/AIDS Initiatives Targeting African Americans in Champaign
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2006
Contact
Julie Pryde, Director Division of Infectious Disease Prevention & Management
(217) 202-0657
Diana Yates, Communications Coordinator
(217) 531-4275
State Health Department Director to Highlight HIV/AIDS Initiatives Targeting African Americans in Champaign
Champaign-Urbana Public Health Administrator to Participate Public Health Will Offer HIV Counseling & Testing After Dr. Whitaker’s Speech
On Thursday, February 2, 2006, from noon-1 p.m., Dr. Eric Whitaker, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will speak at a lunch and learn program at the African American Cultural Center, 708 S. Mathews, Urbana, on the campus of the University of Illinois.
Dr. Whitaker’s presentation will center on Brothers and Sisters United Against HIV/AIDS (BASUAH), a statewide initiative targeting African Americans for HIV information & testing. (www.basuah.org)
Wellness on Wheels, the mobile outreach program that originated at Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, is a key component of BASUAH. A recent press release from Governor Rod Blagojevich’s office noted that: "Wellness on Wheels, a mobile health unit, will bring a variety of health screenings, including HIV testing, to underserved areas in eight counties that lack medical resources. This is an expansion of the highly successful Wellness on Wheels van currently serving the Champaign and Decatur areas, bringing HIV and STD testing to residents of public housing complexes, shelters, and the homeless.”
As Public Health developed one of the components that is being replicated across the state, Dr. Whitaker has asked Public Health Administrator Vito Palazzolo to speak at the event as well.
The Public Health Division of Infectious Disease Prevention & Management will be available on a Wellness on Wheels mobile unit to provide HIV risk reduction counseling and FREE 20minute HIV Rapid testing after the presentation (1-3 p.m.).
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Get Your “Health Check” in Champaign This February
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2006
Contact
Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
(217) 531-2904
Diana Yates, Communications Coordinator
(217) 531-4275
Get Your “Health Check” in Champaign This February
Adult Flu & Pneumonia Shots Also Offered at Health Check Clinics
The Champaign County Public Health Department and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District are offering the following Health Check Clinics in Champaign in February. Any Champaign County resident aged 18 or older is eligible for the blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings offered at the clinics. Adult flu and pneumonia shots will also be available.
The Health Check Clinics in Champaign will be:
- Wednesday, February 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District main building, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign.
- Wednesday February 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District main building, 710 N. Neil St., Champaign.
- Thursday, February 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hays Center, 1311 W. Church St., Champaign.
Flu shots cost $18.70. Pneumonia shots are $29.70. Blood pressure screenings are free. Blood sugar tests cost $2 and cholesterol checks cost $4. Adult flu shots cost $18.70. Adult pneumonia shots are $29.70. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.
For clinics in Mahomet, Rantoul, St. Joseph or Tolono, or more information, please call the Health Check Hotline at (217) 531-4252.
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Get Your “Health Check” in February in Mahomet, Rantoul, St. Joseph or Tolono
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2006
Contact
Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
(217) 531-2904
Diana Yates, Communications Coordinator
(217) 531-4275
Get Your “Health Check” in February in Mahomet, Rantoul, St. Joseph or Tolono
Flu & Pneumonia Shots Also Available for Adults and Children
The CHAMPAIGN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT is offering Health Check Clinics this February in Mahomet, Rantoul, St. Joseph and Tolono. Any Champaign County resident aged 18 or older is eligible for the blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol screenings offered at the clinics. Adult and child flu and pneumonia shots are also available.
The County Health Check Clinics will be:
- Tuesday, February 7, from 3-6 p.m. at the Mahomet Community Center, 508 E. Main St., Mahomet.
- Thursday, February 9, from 3-6 p.m. at the Northern Champaign County Community Service Center, 520 E. Wabash, Rantoul.
- Tuesday, February 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the St. Joseph Municipal Building, 207 E. Lincoln St., Joseph.
- Thursday, February 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northern Champaign County Community Service Center, 520 E. Wabash, Rantoul.
- Thursday, February 23, from 3-6 p.m. at the Tolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St., Tolono.
Blood pressure screenings are free. Blood sugar tests cost $2, and cholesterol checks are $4. Adult flu shots cost $18.70. Adult pneumonia shots are $29.70. Child flu & pneumonia shots are free to children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid eligible, American Indian or Alaska Native. No one will be turned away for inability to pay.
For more information, please call the Health Check Hotline at (217) 531-4252.
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