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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