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your health care home. Our goal is to provide our patients with the best care and resources to empower ... Efficient scheduling to allow you to be in and out of your visit in under 40 minutes on average Transportation ... First Appointment Reminders Since this will be the first visit, please arrive 15 minutes before your

addiction is a disease. However, alcohol abuse can be prevented and treated, as long as there is more awareness ... more than I planned to when I drink? How do I feel the day after drinking? Hung over? Irritable? Unable ... able to remember what I did after a bout of drinking? Have I done things while under the influence that

from the University of Port in Harcourt, Nigeria and completed her residency at Stroger Hospital in Chicago ... Oparanozie is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of the American ... American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Oparanozie

services and programming as the needs have evolved in our communities. In fact, through an established ... program offerings over time. Today, ACCESS is proud to offer the following services and resources: HIV testing ... check-up. In fact, ACCESS provides universal HIV testing at each of our 35 health centers across the Chicagoland

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use and abuse substances without thinking about the consequences. During National Drug and Alcohol Facts ... deaths in the U.S. each year. Underage drinking has both long and short-term consequences on the brain ... brain. In the short-term, people who abuse alcohol have a harder time making good decisions, are more likely

do every day to stay in good health: exercise, eat well, drink water – the list goes on. But for ... isn’t high on the list. It should be. According to experts, quality sleep is vital to our physical ... judgment, leading to serious accidents. In fact, being tired is one of the leading causes of fatal car crashes

you can do to help prevent the flu, the most effective way to avoid it is to get a flu shot every year ... season begins. In fact, the Chicago Department of Public Health recommends getting vaccinated in October and ... commuters all season long. How Do Flu Vaccines Work? The flu vaccine prevents millions of illnesses and flu-related

and well-being. We are committed to offering you the best support you need to regularly maintain your health ... those patients most in need to stay on track with their care plan and goals of care . The team also goes beyond ... beyond the walls to ensure patients can readily access their medical home at ACCESS and get the critical

and smokestacks come to mind. But, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, we should be thinking ... pollution can be just as bad or worse than outside. In addition, poor indoor air quality can trigger asthma ... only absorb CO2 and release oxygen, they also rid the air of pollutants commonly found indoors from our

It’s important to visit the doctor for regular check-ups and preventative screenings, like annual ... Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women and that only tells half the story. Although ... Hispanic women die from breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, Black women are 41%

completed her practicum at Cicero Family Services in Illinois and is a licensed Clinical Social Worker. Growing ... providers which is what brought her to work in community heatlh. Her approach involves meeting the person where ... they are to provide them with the best access to behavioral health care. In her free time, Blanca enjoys

Vaccines are the safest and most effective way to prevent many diseases and keep you, your community ... According to the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases, around 50,000 adults each year die in the United ... United States from vaccine-preventable diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that

Chicago is defrosting, Spring is on the horizon and while many of are used to dealing with annoying symptoms ... symptoms of spring allergies, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may bring up some new questions, concerns ... frankly, confusion. See below for a breakdown of the difference between normal spring allergies and COVID-19:

effects on your health. November is National Diabetes Month and the African American and Hispanic communities ... suffer complications from the disease. Sugar does not cause diabetes directly, but the substance can cause ... diabetes. Here’s why limiting the amount of sugar you eat is good for you: It’s beneficial