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The Central Library will be the site of a flu immunization clinic, Thursday, November 8th from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

The flu shots will be administered by the nurses from the Aurora Visiting Nurse Association, and will be $30.00 for the flu shot and $45.00 for the pneumonia shot. If you can not make the clinic that is being held at the Central Library, information on additional clinic locations and times may be found at the Aurora Visiting Nurse Association website.

May is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention month.

Here are some facts on teen pregnancy from the United Way of Greater Milwaukee.

-Milwaukee is one of the Top Ten cities within the U.S. with the highest percentage of total births to teen mothers.
-The long-term cost of a Milwaukee teen having one baby is estimated at $79,320.
-Girls born to teen mothers are 83% more likely to become teen mothers.
-Children of teen mothers are much more likely to drop out of high school prior to graduation.
-In Wisconsin, 71% of babies born to teen girls are fathered by males over 20 years old - in 20% of the cases the fathers are at least six years older.

For more information on preventing teen pregnancy, check out the links below. These sites are for both parents and teenagers.

http://www.donttellmyparents.org/parents/

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/ntppm.htm

http://www.teenpregnancy.org/

http://www.plaintalk.org/index.htm

http://www.milwaukee.gov/PlainTalk23791.htm

In today's information saturated world, finding authoritative and reliable medical information can be a challenge. For medical information you can trust, turn to MedlinePlus.gov.
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. Also, MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
For other authoritative sites on health and medicine, check out the Health & Medicine category under Recommended Links on the MPL Homepage.

With school starting and the winter months looming, the City of Milwaukee Health Department is closely monitoring the Milwaukee swine flu situation. Please visit the City of Milwaukee Health Department web site for key facts about H1N1 flu (also en Español) in Milwaukee. There is info for parents and caregivers, some travel advisories, and what to do if you get flu-like symptoms.

Bevan K. Baker,
City of Milwaukee
Commissioner
of Health

For local free and low-cost clinics offering H1N1 influenza testing, click here.

For additional links on the subject of Swine Flu, check out the Health Category from the Recommended Links section of the Milwaukee Public Library home page.

Informacion sobre como ofrecerle a su familia comidas y meriendas sanas con un presupuesto limitado. Almacenar alimentos adecuadamente para prevenir desperdicio, tambien como mantener los alimentos seguros. Ensenar a los ninos a comer de una manera divertida.

Cuando: Los martes, comenzando el 10 de noviembre desde la 1:00 pm a las 2:30 pm.
Donde: En la Biblioteca Forest Home.

Registrese para la clase con la bibliotecaria, el cupo es limitado.

Este programa es financiado por Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.