The region's farmers are being urged to take some time to look after themselves.
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And with the service coming to them, there's no more excuses.
The National Centre for Farmer Health is partnering with the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network to provide free farmer health and lifestyle assessments alongside the Department of Primary Industries' drought assistance van.
Farming men and women and agricultural workers can visit the mobile drought assistance van at the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre at Bomen between 8am and noon on Thursday, December 12, to check their most important asset: their health.
The health assessment also includes a clinical component checking cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure readings, BMI and diabetes risk.
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network chief executive officer Melissa Neal is encouraging people to have a check.
"We're so pleased we have been able to bring the farmer health checks to complement the services of the DPI drought van visiting our region next week and I would encourage as many people as possible to take advantage of the health assessment," she said.