Health & Wellness


Participate in our Wellness series

As we continue to live in a time of uncertainty, continuous stress, and daily challenges, this series will focus on different types of wellness and will serve to offer tools, support, and resources to attendees. Types of wellness include: Financial, Emotional, Social, Physical, and Environmental. Registration Required.


Stay healthy as you age

Aha! (active healthy aging) provides free monthly group fitness sessions for Older Adults ages 60+ with Evanston fitness professionals. Registration Required.

  • Upcoming Aha! Fitness Sessions
  • Day & Time: 2nd Thursday of the month, 11am – 12pm
  • Location: In-Person at Robert Crown Community Center, Room B/C

Join a supportive community of those experiencing memory changes and their caregivers

Memory Cafe is a supportive and engaging community featuring a different theme for each meeting, including: music, armchair travel, brain games, and more. You can attend virtually or in person. Questions? Contact evanstonmemorycafe@cityofevanston.org or call 847-448-8620

Dementia Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, provides a confidential support group for caregivers of those experiencing memory changes. No reservation required.


Get screened for HIV & STIs

Howard Brown Health provides free community HIV and STI screenings at our library. Services that are provided are HIV prevention counseling, rapid HIV screening (finger prick), and confidential syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening. Drop-ins welcome.

No reservation required. First come, first served. For more screening sites and information, see howardbrown.org/outreach


Understand the maze of Medicare

An expert in the Medicare field shares knowledge on Medicare and what is covered or not by the program. Learn about Medicare, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage. Registration Required.


Find health and wellness resources

Medline Plus is an online health information resource that provides high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is easy to understand and in both English and Spanish. A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

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