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DETROIT
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS
PROMOTION
CONTINUES
COMMUNITY
H1N1 FLU
CLINICS
The
Detroit
Department
of
Health
and
Wellness
Promotion
(DHWP)
will
continue
community
H1N1 flu
clinics
for the
CDC
recommended
target
groups
at
selected
Detroit
community
centers
while
vaccine
is
available.
The
clinics
will
continue
to
distribute
free
H1N1 flu
vaccine
during
their
respective
weekday
hours,
while
others
have
Saturday
hours.
The
center
schedules
are as
follows:
• Butzel
Family
Center-7737
Kercheval,
Tuesdays,
11 a.m.
- 3 p.m.
•
Coleman
Young
Community
Center-2751
Robert
Bradby
Drive,
Saturdays;
11
a.m.–3
p.m.
•
Heilmann
Recreation
Center-19601
Crusade,
Saturdays,
11 a.m.
- 3 p.m.
• Patton
Recreation
Center –
2301
Woodmere,
Thursdays
and
Saturdays,
11 a.m.
- 3 p.m.
•
Northwest
Activities
Center-18100
Meyers,
Wednesdays
and
Saturdays,
11 a.m.
- 3 p.m.
• Herman
Kiefer
Health
Complex
- 1151
Taylor,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday
and
Friday,
9 a.m. -
4 p.m.;
Wednesday
from 10
a.m. – 6
p.m.and
Saturday
from 11
a.m. - 3
p.m.
The
target
groups
have
been
expanded
as more
vaccine
has been
delivered
to the
Department.
The
groups
are:
•
Pregnant
women
•
Children
six
months
to 24
years
old
•
Caregivers,
parents
and
siblings
in the
home of
the
child
younger
than six
months
old •
Individuals
25 to 65
years
old with
underlying
illnesses
•
Healthcare
workers
and
emergency
personnel
Nasal
spray is
available
to
healthy
individuals
ages 2
to 49.
For more
information,
please
visit
the
Detroit
Department
of
Health
and
Wellness
Promotion
Web site
at
www.detroitmi.gov/health
or call
2-1-1.
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