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Free flu shot Tuesday at Bethel New Life
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The shot is free with most health insurance. The clinic will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1140 N. Lamon Ave.
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The shot is free with most health insurance. The clinic will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1140 N. Lamon Ave.
It’s not too late to participate in the eighth annual walk/run that’s held i the heart of Austin. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 16.
The health and wellness event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 outside Uncle Gus Remus and Guilty Pleasurez Bakery, at 4731 W. Madison St.
The Austin Soul Ride will start at 10 a.m. Aug. 26 at the Pop Courts, at Chicago Avenue and Lockwood.
Cook County officials will help participants complete Medicaid renewal forms from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Austin Health Center, 4800 W. Chicago Ave., and from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Primecare Health Center, 5635 W. Belmont Ave.
Uninsured and underinsured families living in the ZIP codes of 60651, 60644, 60624, 60623 and 60612 are eligible.
Medical experts, advocates and community outreach groups support the move.
There are opportunities to volunteer, shop, get free food and more for the next month in Austin.
Stop by the farmers market at 5610 W. Lake St. on Thursday afternoons. Three other farmers markets also are open this summer on the West Side.
On June 8th, the Austin Town Hall City Market at 5610 W. Lake will open for the season. The market will operate every Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m. through the end of October.