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Some guidelines for conducting a health fair.

Health professionals are being asked with increasing frequency to participate in, or to conduct, health fairs. There is, however, a lack of published practical advice available to persons undertaking such an event for the first time. Based upon my experience in this area, participants are advised to (a) clearly define in advance the objectives to be achieved by this activity, (b) give careful attention to the timing, location, and financing of the event, (c) encourage the active participation in the event of both professionals and lay persons in the community, (d) pay particular attention to publicizing the event, since the fair's success will be directly related to visitor attendance, and (e) evaluate the event to determine whether the sponsors' objective were met, whether additional health fairs should be conducted, and what changes should be made when similar events are held in the future.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1991

The health fair as an effective health promotion strategy.

1. Effective health fairs must provide appropriate health education. 2. Screenings must have associated education and be performed by qualified screeners with properly calibrated equipment. 3. Environmental stress reduction and privacy are important factors to consider when planning a health fair or screening. 4. All fairs and screenings are important and should not be coordinated haphazardly.

Health Fairs↗
PubMed1992

[Yes to sex education, but comprehensive, please. The health fair medium in health promotion, 6 years experiences exemplified by AIDS education].

The basic conditions for HIV/AIDS prevention have been changing during the last years. The interdisciplinary approach must be emphasised very clearly nowadays. Models of cooperation within the community must be enhanced. AIDS counselling in Bremen underwent various stages: from a critical analysis of the risk factor theory to the life-style concept and to a call for community action. The paper points out how the 6 years of experience with a special AIDS exhibition can be utilised for health education in other fields.

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PubMed1985

Microcomputers enhance student health fairs.

To stimulate student interest in learning about health, faculty assigned students the task of planning and implementing a university health fair. Two questions were posed: (1) Could sophomore students effectively plan and implement a health fair as a learning opportunity? (2) Could microcomputers be used appropriately to influence client participation and to enhance the nurse-client interactions? Literature regarding the efficacy of the health fair as a mode of health care delivery and as a student learning opportunity and literature addressing the advantages of microcomputer use were reviewed. Two health fairs were piloted. Microcomputers were employed in three areas: nutrition, stress, and substance abuse. Students, with faculty guidance, developed educational materials using principles of teaching, learning, and health promotion. Clients rated the health fair as congruent with their health needs. Students identified learning gained from the experience. Students and clients were receptive to computer use. Future directions are discussed.

Community Participation↗
PubMed1991

The health beliefs of health fair participants.

The motivations and health beliefs of adults who participate in community-based health promotion were studied through a survey of 303 adults attending five community health fairs. Subjects were predominately female (69.9%), over age 60 (66.8%), and had at least yearly contact with a family physician (85.3%). Obtaining laboratory testing services was the sole reason for attendance for 47% of participants, was thought to be of much greater importance than health educational materials also offered at the health fair, and identified as providing a sense of control over personal health care. Receiving their own normal test results was perceived as assuring a "healthy" future for 86% of participants and few used these results to support erroneous health beliefs. A theme of "positive health feedback", identified through factor analysis of survey responses, may prove useful for family physicians to incorporate into more directed and useful health promotion efforts for enhanced patient participation and satisfaction.

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Health fairs bring wellness concepts to life.

Incorporated into the nursing curriculum, the health fair is a stimulating, unique, nontraditional educational project that examines effective health education tools, leadership skills, and interaction with the community. Students test theories and collaborate with other school disciplines while planning, implementing, and evaluating health education and health fair promotion. Health fairs help students to identify positive lifestyles and create opportunities to test the skills needed to improve the population's wellness level.

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PubMed1978

Medical students, practitioners hold health fair at high school.

This health fair provides a model for introducing health care into a poor, urban, underserved community. Medical students, practitioners, health care institutions, school officials, and local businesses cooperated to provide a program that included physical examinations, educational sessions, entertainment, and information on health careers, especially for young people from "minority groups."

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PubMed1989

Review of a health fair screening program in Mid-Michigan.

Using sociodemographic data and findings from an evaluation survey, a Mid-Michigan health fair screening program is reviewed over a seven year period (1981-1987). Most participants were older adults, and nearly two-thirds were women. Very few participants named the media as a reason for attending the health fairs at which the screenings were given. Many had seen a physician within the past two years, yet very few reported that they had had a complete check-up. The implications of these findings and a rationale for health fairs as a mechanism for screening are discussed.

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An update on student health fairs.

With a nationwide prevention campaign underway in the United States, the traditional student health fair has taken on additional credibility and relevance, and careful planning should be undertaken when conducting these fairs. An overview of a successful Denver, Colorado student health fair is outlined in this article.

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Nutrition and cancer: educating the public through a health fair.

Minnesota has a high incidence of dietary-associated cancer, including colorectal, breast, and prostate. To increase public awareness of cancer risks and health benefits of dietary behaviors, the Metro Minnesota Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) participated in a public education health fair. Supported by a Special Project Funding Grant from the ONS, 42 chapter members assisted more than 700 Metro area residents at seven locations to assess and improve their diet according to the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines. To evaluate the effectiveness of the project, a postcard survey was sent to 200 (29%) names randomly drawn from raffle entries. Seventy-five surveys were returned (38%). Ninety-five percent found the assessment helpful in evaluating their diet, and 80% made dietary changes in the two weeks following the health fair. Results indicate that nurses should continue to educate the public about the relationship between diet and cancer. Recommendations for further consideration include assessment of long-term effects of the health fair education format and provision of a brochure about ONS. Benefits included community education and ONS member participation in a chapter activity.

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PubMed1989

Screening for ischaemic heart disease risk factors at a health fair: low attendance by those at highest risk.

Among people attending a heart disease screening project at a Health Fair in Sheffield, only 22 of 425 (5.2%) lived in areas with more than 25% of the population belonging to social classes IV or V. The incidence of heart disease is known to be particularly high in these areas, where 15.1% of the total population live. By analysis of the attendance rates from districts other than those immediately adjacent to the site of the Health Fair, we found that the strength of this inverse correlation increased, suggesting that the problems of access are probably greater for people living in deprived areas than for others.

Coronary Disease↗
PubMed1991

Health fair glaucoma screening: follow-up evaluation.

Glaucoma screening is a standard procedure at many health fairs. Information on correct screening techniques, instrumentation, and target populations has been available. However, a scarcity of information exists concerning the success of efforts to follow up on abnormal results. This study reports on the findings of a long-term (6-month) follow-up of all individuals with abnormal tonometric results screened at an inner-city osteopathic hospital. Of the 218 subjects screened, 15 were found to have abnormal tonometric results. Seven of the 15 subjects were actually reached at the 6-month follow-up interval. Four of the seven had not sought any further eye care; two had sought nonmedical evaluation; only one had sought medical ocular care, and that subject was later found to have glaucoma. The results presented in this article indicate that compliance by this population is inadequate. Inner-city participants require more education. We encourage physicians to promptly refer such patients for appropriate medical ocular care.

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