Roseland health clinic offers free vaccinations and screenings

CHICAGO (WGN) — Free health screenings were offered citywide this afternoon as part of an initiative to reach more Chicagoans.

“We need to know what’s going on with our bodies and free health fairs like these are what’s going to keep us alive,” Carolyn Smith said.

Smith was a participant in the health clinic held inside Roseland’s Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday. An annual event that’s grown from seven participating local churches last year to 15 this year, the clinic is a partnership with the nationwide First Ladies Health Initiative, which offers communities a number of health screenings and immunizations completely free.

“Being in the community, such as Roseland, where there is a shortage of clinics,” E.J. Davis said. “A lot of our parishioners do not have insurance where they can go and have vaccinations, or breast exams, or prostate tests.”

First Ladies Health Initiative was founded in 2008 and is a faith-based 501 C non-profit organization that says its mission statement is to bridge the health equity gap by collaborating with churches and First Ladies orgs across the country.

For more information, visit their website online: https://www.firstladieshealth.com/