Health events, support, screenings and more across Lake County.
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EVENTS
ENROLLMENT: Since November, Enroll Lake County! has reported helping over 873 Lake County residents enroll in a health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace or Medicaid, and open enrollment ends Sunday. A project of the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center in partnership with the Waukegan Public Library, Enroll Lake County! is in its third year. Trained and certified navigators are in place at various sites throughout the county to enroll or re-enroll residents in health insurance plans by the deadline. Residents who enrolled in a health insurance plan through the Marketplace last year must re-enroll this year or be automatically re-enrolled in their current plan. Appointments are available in English and Spanish by calling 847-775-2582.
MOBILE HEALTH: The Community Care Connection, a mobile health unit from Rosalind Franklin University, will offer free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index and more. Screenings will be offered Feb. 2 at Park Place Senior Center, 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan; Feb. 3 at Holy Family Food Pantry, 914 8th St., Waukegan; and Feb. 4 at Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O’Plaine Road, Gurnee. All will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details, 847-578-8670.
SUPPORT
ALS: A group meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Marytown Retreat and Conference Center, 1600 W. Park Ave., Libertyville. Details, 847-367-780
ALZHEIMER’S: Support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at Westmoreland Nursing Center, 660 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest. Details, 847-535-6764.
BILINGUAL GRIEF SUPPORT AFTER THE LOSS OF A CHILD: Northern Lake County Illinois Compassionate Friends Chapter meets 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Holy Family Church, 450 Keller St., Waukegan. The mission is to assist families by providing support following the death of a child of any age. Details, 847-249-4776.
CANCER: A Christian Cancer Survivors group meets 7 p.m. Monday at Advocate Condell Medical Center’s Chapel, 801 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Details, 847-990-5295.
CAREGIVER: Support group meets 2 p.m. Feb. 4 at Antioch Senior Center, 817 Holbek Drive. Details, 847-903-5604.
FIBROMYALGIA, CHRONIC FATIGUE, LUPUS, CHRONIC PAIN: Group meets 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at 884 Main St., Antioch. The meetings are free and participants are welcome to bring spouses, friends and family members. Details, 847-362-7807.
GRIEF: A support group for anyone experiencing a loss meets 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at Park Place Senior Center in Waukegan. Details, 847-244-9242.
LYME SUPPORT: Come Walk in My Shoes group meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ingleside. Details, 847-833-5962.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF LAKE COUNTY: General education meeting at 7 p.m. Feb 3 at Hinkston Park Field House, 800 Baldwin Ave. in Waukegan. Julie Palumbo and Robert Arvidson of Catholic Charities, Holbrook Counseling, will discuss “Implementing Self Care.” The mission is to provide support, education, advocacy and resources to those who suffer from neurobiological brain disorders. Family members also welcome. The Healthy Living Group meets 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Lake County Health Department, 3002 Grand Ave., Waukegan. NAMI Connections Peer Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at Zion Drop In Center, 1022 27th St. Details, www.namilake-il.org or call 847-689-0509.
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