Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital to Hold Free Bilingual Health Fair in Clifton
In an effort to bring more health resources to both the Spanish and English-speaking residents in the Clifton area, Intermountain St. Mary’s Hospital is hosting its first Bilingual Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8 am to 12 pm in cooperation with Mesa County Public Health and the Roice-Hurst Humane Society.
The event is free and will be held at the county’s Clifton Community Campus, 3270 D½ Road, Clifton, CO.
People will have a chance to meet and talk with primary care providers in English and Spanish. Free blood pressure checks will be available, and women can schedule a mammogram for a future date at St. Mary’s Hospital. The Roice-Hurst Humane Society will provide free dog and cat vaccines.
“As we looked into the details of the community health needs assessment for Mesa County, we saw a need to bring more awareness of various health resources to the residents in Clifton,” said Victoria Grasmick, Intermountain Health’s director of community health for Western Colorado.
“This led to building collaborative relationships with many diverse community-based organizations so that together we can help address the factors that can affect people’s health early on, before their health conditions progress into chronic disease that impacts their quality of life,” she added.
There will be information booths with free resources in Spanish and English about where and how to access care, migrant education, food resources, affordable housing, resources for suicide prevention and helmet safety demonstrations.
Other community partners participating include: Marillac Health, Clifton Christian Church Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County, Colorado National Monument, Hilltop’s Family Resource Center, Western Slope Center for Children, Migrant Education Program, HopeWest PACE Program, Food Bank of the Rockies, and Western Colorado Area Health Education Center.
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