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Goshen Health is sponsoring the Mother’s Room at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. This private tent offers a clean and comfortable place for parents and caregivers of young children to nurse, feed and change diapers. The air-conditioned Mother’s Room tent is located on Rotary Boulevard next to the sheriff’s station and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day of the fair.
 
In addition to the Mother’s Room, Goshen Health is offering free daily health screenings and activities for the entire family during the fair at the Goshen Health Plaza. Come learn about our human body and the things that make you go “ewww”.
 

Goshen Health Auxiliary scholarships are offered every year to help high school students pursue careers in health care, including nursing, pre-med and the sciences. The following students were awarded $1,000:

Although sometimes our bodies disgust us, they certainly are amazing! Visit the Goshen Health tent at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair and check out the family-friendly innovation stations centered around our bodies and the things that make us go “ewww!” In addition, free screenings will be offered for blood pressure, skin cancer, non-fasting cholesterol and more. On the last day of the fair, visit our tent for a free bag of garden produce. The Goshen Health tent is air-conditioned and located between the fair office and the Young McDonald's Farm, near the main gate.
 
Special event
Join Goshen Health at the Heritage Park Stage for “Find Your Rhythm” and drum your way to better health on Saturday, July 20 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Great for all ages and fitness levels. Free giveaways to the first 50 participants.

Goshen Hospice is sponsoring a special veterans program at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair – Heritage Park Stage on July 19, 2019, starting at 3:45 p.m. Veterans and active military will be granted free admission at Gate G until 5:00 p.m. The program will include music, presentation of colors, Quilts of Valor presentation and a pinning ceremony at the end.
 
“Military veterans deserve the highest quality of care and acknowledgment. We welcome all veterans and want to thank as many as possible,” said Brandie Yoder, Director of Goshen Home Care & Hospice.
 

A diagnosis of degenerative disk disorder had sent Steve Eash-Sanford on a 15-year journey in search of pain relief. He thought he had tried everything to stop the progression from multiple rounds of spinal injections to years of physical therapy.
 
Each therapy brought only temporary relief. Eventually Eash-Sanford, 54, lost all the strength in his hand and lived with daily pain.
 
“I couldn’t grip anything,” he explained. “My life revolved around medication for the pain.”