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Flu season is around the corner… Protect your family!

fallFall is a wonderful time of year.  The leaves blaze with new colors as the weather becomes cooler. We relish the comfort from a favorite cozy sweater to ward off a chill on a walk or at the football game.
As hearty Midwesterners, we also know the changing season is a golden opportunity to plan for what’s ahead. Take precautions to assure your family stays healthy as the days grow shorter.
The fall is the beginning of flu season. Influenza can cause serious illness and sometimes death, especially in those 65 or older or 2 years of age and younger. Some medical conditions can cause higher risk for complications from the flu.
In addition to protecting yourself, getting a flu vaccine each year can:

  • Protect the people around you
  • Protect those at greater risk of getting seriously ill, such as older adults, people with chronic health conditions,  young children and infants
  • Reduce risk of hospitalizations and deaths

allergiesSIU Center for Family Medicine wants to be the first line of defense in keeping you and your family healthy this flu season and throughout the year. We are a Federally Qualified Health Center and have the opportunity to serve all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Please make an appointment today to receive your flu vaccine.
Contact us for more Information or to make an appointment.
Phone: (217) 545-8000
Primary Location #1:
SIU Center for Family Medicine Clinic
520 N. 4th Street
Springfield, IL 62702
Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 8 am – 7 pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8 am – 5 pm
Location #2: SIU Center for Family Medicine Primary
Care Clinic at the Noll Medical Pavilion
5220 South 6th Street Road, Suite 1500
Springfield, IL 62703

By Laura Castelon, SIU Center for Family Medicine

Join us – SIU Family Health Fair

PubAffIt’s National Community Health Center Week, and SIU Center for Family Medicine is holding a family fun health fair. Take a break from the fair and come visit us; the public is welcome to attend!
Date: Wednesday, August 13
Time: 3-5:30 pm
Location: East of the clinic on the corner of Carpenter and Fifth Streets in Springfield
The event will feature free activities, including games for kids, door prizes, snacks and water.
Various booths will provide information about health insurance, healthy lifestyles, and various diseases and conditions. Other social service agencies will be at the fair to educate community members about their services. Screenings for blood pressure, diabetes and BMI will be offered.
About Community Health Centers
Community health centers have been in existence throughout the US for more than 45 years and serve 22 million people nationwide. They are increasingly becoming the trusted provider of choice for many families, whether they are insured or not.
“Health Center Week is a great opportunity for us to make our community aware of the importance of primary health care for everyone,” said family medicine physician Dr. Janet Albers. “When people have a place to go for regular care, they use it and stay healthier. We are here to serve anyone in need of a medical home.”
Evidence shows that patients choose health centers because they are convenient, affordable and PubAffoffer a range of services from a team of caring professionals. They have demonstrated success by:
•    Reducing income and ethnic health disparities nationwide, even in the poorest and most challenged neighborhoods
•    Reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and unnecessary visits to the emergency room
•    Generating a system of preventative medicine that patients use regularly to stay healthy, thus saving lives
•    Producing $24 billion in annual health system savings nationwide

-rb