CU Boulder students to hold free health fair on April 13

Olivia Doak, Daily Times-Call, Longmont, Colo.
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Mar. 27—Students at the University of Colorado Boulder will hold a community health fair on April 13 so the general public can get answers to any health concerns and learn more about their general health free of charge.

The health fair is run by CU Boulder's chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, a national pre-health honor society and fraternity. AED at CU Boulder is made up of about 100 students looking to become doctors, nurses or dentists.

"Our goal is to make healthcare more accessible to all members of our community," said Josie Levine, CU Boulder junior and AED Health Fair primary coordinator. "Anyone and everyone will be welcome at our fair. They'll be able to get answers to their personal questions and learn more about their general health."

The health fair will be held from 7 a.m. to noon April 13 at Fairview High School's gym, 1515 Greenbriar Blvd., in Boulder. The fair is free and open to the public. Attendees can ask medical providers questions about personal health concerns, learn about general health education, have their blood drawn and purchase lab tests for a discounted price.

"It can save a lot of community members money and those things can also be life-saving," Levine said. "Those labs specifically are super important baseline labs that are vital to everyone's everyday health."

The fair will host roughly 30 licensed medical professionals with specialties in areas including cardiology, pulmonology, mental health, primary care, women's health, pediatrics, dermatology, chiropractic, gastroenterology, ear, nose and throat, pharmacy and allergies.

Sophomore Carlos Carale said people are more at risk of serious health problems if they don't have access to good healthcare. In a place like Boulder where the cost of living is already high, he said, affording healthcare is one of many barriers.

"I think it's really important for things to be discounted or free so it's accessible to everyone and so people don't have to jump over bridges to get healthcare because healthcare is a right," Carale said. "Every person deserves to be healthy."

This is the first year AED is running its own health fair. Previously, the group participated in health fairs sponsored by 9News. The 9 Health Fair was shut down, and this year the students decided to create their own fair to fill the gap.

"Many people lack the health insurance necessary to receive the quality care that they need," Levine said. "And on the other side of that, others just want to learn more about their health. We believe it's super important to offer this to anyone who's looking to have that."

Sophomore Ash Stephan said the goal of the fair is to reach as many people as possible and provide them with a better understanding of their health.

"No matter where you are, unfortunately, there will be inequalities and people without access to proper healthcare whether that be due to limited insurance or lack of insurance," Stephan said. "Our health fair can act as a method of making that more accessible."

For more information, visit aedcuhealthfair.com.