Community
Community market has restarted
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Stop by the Soul City community market – powered by Austin Fresh! – on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5713 W. Chicago Ave.
drugs
Overdose reversal medication to be available at Austin libraries
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Later this month, patrons at 14 branches across the city will be able to get a free Narcan kit. The Austin locations are at 5615 W. Race Ave., 5724 W. North Ave. and 4856 W. Chicago Ave.
News
West Side residents urged to get vaccinated – and keep getting tested
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A community vaccination event will be held Jan. 22 at the 15th Police District.
Community
Get vaccinated, get tested, stay safe
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Chicago health officials announced Thursday that there were 5,216 confirmed cases of COVID in the city, the most detected in a 24-hour period. Residents are being urged to get vaccinated, wear their masks and get tested, especially before and after holiday gatherings.
Chicago Public Schools
Oral health initiatives seek to improve children’s health on the West Side
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Young people on the West Side who get care at Erie Family Health and students attending Nash Elementary School and Spencer Technology Academy will benefit. The new funding will help more youth receive dental services at a clinic in Humboldt Park and provide water botter-filling stations at the two Austin schools.
Community
Austin pharmacy offering COVID shots Friday to 5- to 11-year-olds
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The shots will be given at the Walgreens store at 5222 W. Madison St. Appointments must be made in advance; no walk-ins will be accepted.
Community
Loretto Hospital offering free COPD screening throughout November
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“While there’s no cure for COPD, if it’s diagnosed and treated early, it can be a very manageable condition,” said Dr. Nikhila Juvvadi, Loretto Hospital’s chief medical officer. Free pulmonary function testing is available to Austin residents living in the 60651, 60644, 60624, 60623 and 60612 Zip codes.
COVID-19
FBI investigating Loretto Hospital’s vaccination program
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After reports that doses went to ineligible people with ties to hospital administrators, a federal grand jury is investigating.
Community
Free flu, COVID-19 shots
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The Chicago Department of Public Health will be giving free COVID-19 and flu shots from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at 4924 W. Chicago Ave. For more information, call the 37th Ward office at (773) 379-0960.
News
Watch free screening of film about urban gardening
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The screening of “Can You Dig This” will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd. After the film, there will be a discussion, and there will also be free snacks and a mini-farmers marekt.