This month Atlanta residents can get health screenings, for free or at discounted costs, through the Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration program. The last clinic date is Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barge Road Highrise, 2440 Barge Road, S.W.

Medicare, Medicaid and some other medical insurance is accepted. Flu shots cost $25. Information: 404-613-6000.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)