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It is pretty much an October ritual with Chicagoans: with the first gust of cold air, which inevitably comes two days after a 90 degree-day, we all start dreaming of when winter will end. But don’t feel too down, because there is a lot to keep your mind off of the weather here at Erie Family Health Center!

Erie held its first ever health fair at Erie Helping Hands this month. Check out the details and pictures below, and we hope you will join us next year! Be sure to take a look at Who’s Who @ Erie to read about Lynnette Suarez’s trip to Washington D.C. and the award that came back with her! And don’t forget to Think Pink this October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read more below about prevention in and out of the exam room in Erie Health Tips.

Want an excuse to get out and about the city? Be sure to save the date for Erie’s upcoming event, Salud and the City, being held Thursday, February 24, 2011 at LaSalle Power Company! Join Erie to help make Chicago healthier. Check out the exclusive video here! Tickets go on sale next month!

Still can’t get enough of Erie? Be sure to follow our blog, Beats Per Minute, for the latest happenings, events and news at Erie and in our community. All this and more can be found in October 2010 E-Spotlight!

Welcome to Beats Per Minute!

Welcome to Erie Family Health Center’s brand new blog, Beats Per Minute! We are thrilled to embark on this journey in social media, building upon our other sources of new media, such as Twitter and Facebook. As one of the few community health centers in the nation to launch a blog, Beats Per Minute will provide you with news, resources and information on areas of interest impacting Erie and our community.

You can visit Beats Per Minute frequently to receive up to date news about Erie, community based health care and the fragile safety-net. Whether you’re interested in learning about new Erie events or reading about the latest research on care for the uninsured, Beats Per Minute is the place to be! Erie hopes that through these posts we can share with you – the reader and Erie friend – information about Erie Family Health Center and all the news that affects the populations we serve.

You can even tune in every Wednesday afternoon for our Health Beats segment, which will bring you the top five health stories of the week!

Beats Per Minute will be updated by a team of bloggers from within Erie: you can learn more about our writers, Ginny, Jaclyn and Steph by clicking on About Us. You can also look forward to reading posts by Erie medical providers and support staff.

Don’t be overwhelmed by the amount of digital information blanketing the blogosphere. Beats Per Minute is your safety zone for focused and innovative thinking about community based health care delivery, cutting edge health care news and clear explanations in the setting of challenging times.  Won’t you join us?