Entries associated with the tag "Health":

Since Monday is World AIDS Day, here's a reminder that the Howard Brown Health Center (4025 N. Sheridan) offers free HIV and STD screenings daily at its on-site clinic and several remote locations (find details here). The Broadway Youth Center (3179 N. Broadway) offers youth (up to age 24) the same services, as well as free medical care and counseling, year-round, too. There's no appointment necessary, and rapid HIV tests (including an oral-swab version for those who don't like needles) deliver results in 20 minutes. Call 773-388-8895 for more information.

In a city known for its less than healthy fare and ranked fattest in America by Men's Fitness magazine in 2006 (we're currently at No. 20, but still get an "F" for fitness centers per capita), Sunday Parkways and its activity stations offering free instruction in yoga, fencing, kickboxing, salsa, belly dancing, and more is nothing less than welcome. Find more info and a schedule here and here. For insight into the project's history, see Tasneem Paghdiwala's article here.

L.A. noise-electronic outfit Health (left) headlines a free Pitchfork afterparty tonight at the Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia); Mahjongg and Aleks and the Drummer share the bill. The music starts at 10 PM. Go here or call 773-227-4433 for more info.

UPDATE:  Apologies, tonight's show is not in fact free. Tickets are $10. Thanks for the catch, E.

Saint Joseph's Hospital in Lakeview is hosting a range of free health and wellness sessions this month. All take place in the hospital's second-floor conference center at 2900 N. Lake Shore Drive unless otherwise noted. Call 877-737-4636 to register.

How to deal with prescription addictions. Thu 6/5, 6:30-7:30 PM.

How to distinguish age-related memory loss from Alzheimer's, and other truths about memory. Tue 6/10, 6:30-7:30 PM.

How to prevent and treat exercise-related injuries. Free shoulder screening follows. Thu 6/12, 6:30-8 PM, Rehabilitation and Fitness Center, 1525 W. Belmont.

How to exercise safely during pregnancy. Tue 6/17, 4:15-5:15 PM at the hospital's Rehabilitation and Fitness Center, 1525 W. Belmont; register by 6/10.

How to handle the finances and judgment of aging adults. Thu 6/19, 2-3 PM.

The latest in headache treatment. Tue 6/24, 6:30-7:30 PM, the Hallmark, 2960 N. Lake Shore Drive; register by 6/19.

How to prevent running-related injuries by adding new exercises. Thu 6/26, 5:45-6:45 PM,  Rehabilitation & Fitness Center, 1525 W. Belmont; register by 6/19.

What merits an ER visit? Ronna Atlas, R.N., nursing manager of the hospital's emergency department, discusses when to go to the ER and how to prevent hospital visits. Thu 6/26, 6:30-7:30 PM, the Kenwood of Lake View, 3121 N. Sheridan; register by 6/18.

Get your prostate checked. Men 45-75 only; screening includes a risk-of-cancer blood test and a rectal exam. Results mailed to participants. Sat 6/28, 8:30-11:30 AM, first-floor radiation oncology department; register by 6/16. 

For more information, contact Susan White at 773-665-3445 or Susan.White2@reshealthcare.org.