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CUPHD Super Sale to Promote Good Deals and Good Health!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13, 2009
Contact
Julie Pryde, Administrator
(217) 531-5369 /
Lori A. Holmes, Public Relations
(217) 531-2927
CUPHD Super Sale to Promote Good Deals and Good Health!
CUPHD Initiates New Strategy to Introduce Local Residents to a Variety of Services and Encourages Them to be “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise…”
Champaign, IL – On Saturday, April 18, 2009, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will have a “Super Sale” garage sale and health fair in the main CUPHD parking lot at 201 West Kenyon Road from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Sale items will include holiday items, collectables, clothing, household items and more. All clothing items will be $1.00 or less.
More importantly, CUPHD will incorporate a health fair into the sale which will introduce and provide a variety of services for participants including:
- FREE Prostate Cancer Screenings
- FREE Smoking Cessation Materials
- Access to FREE Mammograms & Pap Tests for Uninsured Women
- FREE Emergency Alert System Sign-up
- FREE Diabetes Materials
- FREE Blood Pressure Check
- FREE Pandemic Flu Planning Materials
- FREE Healthy Cooking & Nutrition Tips
- FREE Child Face Painting
- MUCH MORE!!!
“The CUPHD Super Sale & Health Fair Event is a new outreach idea,” said Julie A. Pryde, Public Health Administrator at CUPHD. “CUPHD provides and /or participates in many health fairs every year, and attendance is always good. However, most of the participants at these events already take an active role in their personal wellness. The goal of this event is to encourage those who may not otherwise attend a health fair to see what CUPHD has to offer. Garage sales attract many people of all ages and lifestyles. What could be better than getting a good deal and a chance at good health too?”
In the event of rain, the “Super Sale” will be the following Saturday, April 25 2009. Sorry, no early sales. Everyone is welcome, and whole family participation is encouraged. There will be interactive opportunities for the children including games and FREE face painting.
For more information on CUPHD and its many programs, please contact CUPHD at (217) 3527961 or visit CUPHD on the web at www.Stock2forFlu or www.c-uphd.org.
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CUPHD Honors “Kick Butts Day” with a Focus on Family Fun & Wellness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2009
Contact
Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator
(217) 531-2916
Lori A. Holmes, Public Relations
(217) 531-2927
CUPHD Honors “Kick Butts Day” with a Focus on Family Fun & Wellness
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Provides FREE Wellness Fair to Local Families
Champaign, IL – On Saturday, March 28, 2009, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will be providing a FREE Wellness Fair in honor of National “Kick Butts Day”. This event will occur from 10:00am -2:00pm at 201 West Kenyon Road. This event is FREE, and local families with children of all ages are encouraged to attend. One lucky family will go home with a brand new Nintendo Wii! Those interested in additional information should call 217-531-2915.
The CUPHD “Kick Butts Day” Wellness Fair will include a variety of family fun activities designed to help kids understand the importance of living tobacco-free. Fair activities will include a Dance Dance Revolution Contest, Trivia Games, Local Kids Poster Display, Free CUPHD Program Materials, Free Give-Aways, a Door Prize Drawing for a Wii, and MUCH More! Fair attendees that would like to live tobacco-free, and may be struggling, will have access to a variety of CUPHD programs designed to meet their individual needs.
“The decision to live tobacco-free is very important, but not always easy”, said Nikki Hillier, Program Coordinator for the Division of Wellness & Health Promotion at CUPHD. “Today’s youth face a myriad of tobacco related issues like marketing campaigns that glamorize smoking, peer pressure, potential Nicotine addiction, and exposure to second hand smoke. Everyday about 3,500 youth under the age of 18 try smoking for the first time, and another 1,000 more become new regular, daily smokers. CUPHD hopes that the “Kick Butts Day” Wellness Fair makes the decision to live tobacco-free easier for everyone.”
“Kick Butts Day” is a national movement that “empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control from Big Tobacco with fun, educational activities and events.” “Kick Butts Day” youth movements are not only designing messages that work, but also spreading those messages far and wide through advocacy events, activism, viral marketing and word of mouth.
Almost 90% of adults who have ever been regular smokers began smoking by the time they were 18. More than 6 million children under the age of 18 alive today will eventually die from smoke-related disease. On average, 20% of high school students are current smokers. Among these students over 16% are Hispanics and over 11% are African-American.
For more information on smoking cessation or any other CUPHD program, please contact CUPHD at (217) 352-7961 or visit CUPHD on the web at www.c-uphd.org.
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CUPHD to Provide Access to FREE Mammograms, Pap Tests, Breast & Pelvic Exams for Uninsured Women in Illinois!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2009
Contact
Cathy Propst, IBCCP Program Coordinator
(217) 531-2916
Lori A. Holmes, Public Relations
(217) 531-2927
CUPHD to Provide Access to FREE Mammograms, Pap Tests, Breast & Pelvic Exams for Uninsured Women in Illinois!
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s IBCCP Program to Hold Special Enrollment Day in Normal, IL
Champaign, IL – The local office of the Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), located at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), will be holding a program enrollment day for uninsured women ages 35-64. Once enrolled in the IBCCP program, qualified women will have access to FREE mammograms, pap tests, breast and pelvic exams.
Enrollment day will be:
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
8:30am – 12:30pm & 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Community Healthcare Clinic
902 Franklin Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
Enrollment is quick and easy. Women must bring proof of age and income to complete the enrollment process. A representative of the IBCCP program will be available to answer questions.
Interested women unable to attend the scheduled enrollment day are encouraged to contact the IBCCP program at the new CUPHD location at 201 West Kenyon Road in Champaign or call 217-373-9281 or toll free at 1-877-811-0193 for additional information on the IBCCP program or the enrollment process.
“Breast and cervical cancer are serious concerns for women”, said Cathy Propst, Program Coordinator of the IBCCP for CUPHD. “Statistics show that as a woman ages, her chance of developing breast cancer increases. Mammograms, pap tests, breast, and pelvic exams promote early detection and increase the chance for successful treatment and overall survival rates for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.”
Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. However the deaths from cervical cancer have decreased due largely to women having access to regular pap tests and pelvic exams. Regular pap tests are a crucial tool in identifying cervical cancer or pre-cancerous conditions. Early detection of precancerous conditions significantly increases the chance of a successful treatment. Early detection is the BEST protection. Last year over 11,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and over 3,500 died from the disease.
Not counting some kinds of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in women in the United States. Last year over 40,000 women died from breast cancer, and 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime in their lives.
For more information on the Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) or any other CUPHD program, please contact CUPHD at (217) 352-7961 or visit CUPHD on the web at www.c-uphd.org.
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