In parts of rural Colorado, doctors are few and far between. To help fill that gap in health care coverage, the state and federal governments started a program more than four decades ago catering t…
The program in Colorado was founded in 1977, and “we’ve been going ever since,” said Josina Romero O’Connell, the state’s AHEC director.
The examination reviews patients’ health issues, vaccinations and dental care, then connects them with primary care providers if necessary. Colorado AHEC has partnered with the stock show for more than 15 years, with upwards of 400 volunteers at the program’s booth each time, said Patti Jo Wagner, senior administrative and program specialist.
Medical researchers and volunteers with Colorado Area Health Education Center conduct health screenings on patients at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2023. Romero O’Connell, a physician, described her two typical categories of patients as either “urban underserved” — often uninsured or undocumented immigrants in the Denver area — or folks in rural communities.
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