Nestled among the many vendor booths at the National Western Stock Show grounds is a big blue booth — right in the center of the expo hall with a giant banner that reads “Free Health Screenings.”
It’s part of the Colorado Area Health Education Center’s (COAHEC) annual health screening offerings at the National Western Stock Show which helps provide care for folks who live in rural and underserved communities.
“Many travel hundreds of miles from areas in which healthcare can be pretty scarce. This provides a great opportunity for our department to give free health care screens, evidence-based health education and important medical resource connections,” said Dr. Josina Romero-O’Connell, director of COAHEC…