Loretto Hospital Continues Summer Screening Series with September Wellness Event

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Health

Loretto Hospital is taking its summer screening series to the streets with a free community health and wellness event from 11a.m. to 3p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, outside Gus Uncle Remus and Guilty Pleasurez Bakery, 4731 W. Madison St., Chicago. Austin neighbors are invited to take advantage of a range of free health screenings, including STI and HIV testing. There’ll also be on-site opportunities to speak with hospital staff, collect health education resources and giveaways, visit community vendors, and register for prizes. Participating partners in Loretto’s Summer Screening Series include Loretto Hospital Foundation, Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford, Fathers Who Care, Black Men United, Chicago House, Women of Self Love, Inc., University of Illinois Cancer Center, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Habilitative Systems, Inc., Westside Community Stakeholders, and Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center. For more information, visit www.lorettohospital.org/summerscreening.

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