IN Millcreek Fall 2016 | Page 14

KEEPING HEALTHY WITH MILLCRE Don’t Let The Flu Bug You LifeWorks Erie has been providing flu vaccinations to adults and to children age 9 and older in Erie and Crawford counties for over 40 years. The 2016 flu and pneumonia vaccination campaign will kick-off on Wednesday, September 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shrine Club, 2525 West 38th street. The kick-off event is combined with the Living Well: Living Long Expo. Admission is free, so come and enjoy the variety of vendors, demonstrations and lectures available to all who attend this event. Following the kick-off, LifeWorks Erie’s “Don’t Let the Flu Bug You” community clinics are held throughout the region at hundreds of convenient locations from early September thru the end of November. Among those locations, vaccinations will be offered at: MILLCREEK MUNICIPAL BUILDING Friday, September 23 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 6 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 11 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Also, beginning September 6, 2016, flu shots will be available Monday through Friday at LifeWorks Erie’s main office at 406 Peach Street from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. When getting vaccinated at one of our clinics no appointment is necessary and there is no up-front cost. Simply present your primary health insurance card and we do all the rest. The cost of the vaccination is usually covered by an individual’s primary health insurance. LifeWorks Erie will directly bill all health insurance providers, including Medicare and Medicaid. All proceeds remain in Erie County and help underwrite the many programs and services for older adults provided by LifeWorks Erie. For more information check the website at www.DontLetTheFluBugYou.com or call the office at 814.453.5072. MI L LC RE EK TO WN SHI P illcreek AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM If you are 50 years of age and older, you know that cars have changed as well as traffic regulations, driving conditions, and the roads we travel on every day. The AARP Driver Safety Program is hosted at the Millcreek Municipal Building monthly throughout the year. First-time attendees MUST attend an eight-hour, two-day course (4 hours each day). If you have previously attended the course, you are eligible to take a four-hour, one-day “refresher course.” The course is open to all Millcreek and non-Millcreek residents. In these classes, you will learn: • defensive driving techniques, new