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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.

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A university-wide health fair: a health promotion clinical practicum.

Can sophomore baccalaureate students in their first clinical experience develop a health promotion activity to meet the needs of a university community? The authors describe how students, focusing on wellness and the nursing process, developed a university-wide health fair; the learning experiences, both planned and serendipitous; the importance of collaboration in health promotion and disease prevention activities; and the promotion of nursing's presence on a university campus.

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Using health fairs to examine health promotion behaviors of older African Americans.

Unhealthy behaviors are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates among older African Americans. For some older African Americans, changing unhealthy behaviors may be difficult to achieve due to limited knowledge and access to preventative health care services. Health fairs are just one venue of examining health promotion behaviors and providing health promotion information to older African Americans. The purpose of this article is to report the health promotion behaviors of older African Americans as a result of conducting two health fairs. The Transtheoretical Model served as the framework for examining health behavior change among older African Americans. Nursing implications will be discussed.

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The status of health fairs: perspectives from the health education profession.

This study examined the current status of health fairs throughout the United States. Surveys were sent to all program heads of University Health Education Departments identified in the Eta Sigma Gamma Directory 1985. Information such as number of participating agencies, location of health fairs, and the goals of the health fairs was requested. The results identified 89 health fairs. The majority were held in shopping malls (57%), with schools hosting approximately 21%. The average number of participants consisted of 31 agencies, and the average number of individuals from the community attending the fair was 3000. The average length of health fairs was 1.5 days, with over 88% of identified fairs being held annually. Providing accurate health information and health screenings were ranked as the most important goals for health fairs. Health educators need to become involved with health fairs if such goals are to be realized.

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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.

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Use of health fairs to develop public health nursing competencies.

This paper describes a community-campus partnership for health education established through the effort of faculty, students, and the community. Health fairs designed to address issues of concern to a community agency were originally conducted with nursing students. This partnership between nursing and a community was expanded to include social work, physical therapy, and medical students. A shared learning experience was structured through the presentation of health fairs in collaboration with agencies in Burlington, Vermont. One goal of nursing education is to produce professionals who have the beginning competencies of public health nursing. Reflection on the process, relationships, and outcomes of the health fairs revealed that students attained these beginning competencies in all eight public health nursing competency domains. Combining community-campus partnerships and an interdisciplinary focus enabled nursing students to become more responsive to community needs and to learn to work collaboratively toward creating healthier communities, thus building skills required for public health nursing.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗
PubMed1997

Designing a successful health fair to promote individual, family, and community health.

A health fair is a community health strategy used to meet community members' needs for health promotion, education, and prevention. In this article we focus on the importance of partnerships in designing a health fair; essential components; and steps in planning, implementing, and evaluating a health fair. The Healthy People 2000 framework can be used to guide the development of objectives and content for a health fair. We present a list of topics for exhibits and a Health Fair Evaluation Questionnaire used to measure outcomes of a health fair on participants' health beliefs and practices. Implications for nursing practice, education, and research include increasing nurses' awareness of community problems, health beliefs, and practices; networking opportunities that provide knowledge of new resources; service learning experiences for students; and opportunities for research on how health fairs meet health care needs and promote changes in health knowledge, beliefs, and practices.

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Health fairs: An avenue for colon health promotion in the community.

Colon cancer is the number two cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States. Colon cancer is 90% treatable if diagnosed early, yet only 41% of Americans over age 50 who should be screened have been. Two of the reasons why so many people are not screened include the lack of public awareness about colorectal cancer and the need for regular screening, and the lack of social support for discussion of the "disease down there." GI nurses can use hospital, community, and university health fairs as an opportunity to educate their communities on the prevention of and screening for colon cancer. Suggestions are given on how to: be included in a health fair, set up the booth, obtain information to distribute, develop a display of educational materials, "hook" the audience, and educate attendees on a cancer prevention diet and exercise program. The American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines and factors that increase colon cancer risk are listed. A colon cancer screening questionnaire is included for attendees to take home, complete, and discuss with their private physicians. A health fair is presented as a fun way to promote the prevention of and screening for colon cancer.

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The purpose of health fairs as perceived by university-based health educators.

The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of university-based health educators on the role of health fairs. Ninety-nine health educators from throughout the country completed a three-part survey requesting information regarding local health fairs, demographics of the respondent, and a series of Likert-type questions regarding the role and function of health fairs. Results indicate that one's level of training and level of involvement played a significant role in determining attitudes regarding the purpose of health fairs. Health educators with doctoral training, when compared to individuals with master's-level training, were less likely to approve of health fairs.

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PubMed1985

Health fair.

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Health Education↗
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A perspective on non-formal education for health: the research potential of health fairs.

The proliferation of health fairs provides a unique opportunity for the incorporation of research protocols into nonformal educational situations. One such fair, designed as a first step in implementing a health risk reduction program for a target population of parents and teachers of handicapped children, served as a catalyst for a comprehensive analysis of research possibilities. The health fair was organized and operated by faculty and graduate students of the University of Texas School of Public Health, following goals established by an advisory committee, which included representatives of the target population. Following the fair, there was an evaluation by participants, designers, implementers, and observers. This evaluation led to a more comprehensive assessment of health fairs in general as potential sites for research. The extensive feedback and indepth analyses generated a series of questions compatible with research paradigms.

Health Education↗
PubMed1984

Have a health fair!

Have a Health Fair! It is an excellent mechanism for teaching health, disease prevention, and safety to young children. It also provides many benefits to parents, nurses, hospital staff and members of the community.

Child Health Services↗
PubMed1981

Organization and evaluation of health fairs.

In summary, the success of a health fair as a source of health education and promoter of healthful behaviors depends to a great extent upon the organizational expertise of the sponsor and cooperating forces. However, even more essential is the stimulation of health fair visitors' interest and participation, the provision of information and health status feedback and the reinforcement of positive health values. The health fair which best achieves these objectives will have a greater likelihood of also attaining its original preventive health goals and objectives. Although evaluation articles tend to stress the positive findings, this review does not imply that every health fair is a success or that every successful health fair is without criticism. Long waiting lines, unexpected equipment malfunctions, inadequate hours for visiting, understaffed activities, limited floor space and/or visual distractions and noise disturbances may still occur despite the most thorough organizational efforts. This review has attempted to synthesize from the existing sources on health fairs those essential organizational and evaluative factors necessary for a health fair to maximize its potential health education impact.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗
PubMed1996

[Public health fairs on "environment and human health"--participants, topics, attitudes].

19 meetings dealing with environment and human health, including 7 public hearings related to the planning of an incineration plant and 5 training courses for asthmatic patients, were analysed with regard to participation, persons participating in the discussions, topics covered by the remarks and also emotional involvement and standard of information. There was a total of 835 participants; 1471 "units of statements" were assessed. In the open meetings 18-33% of the participants took part in the discussion, in the closed training sessions the number was 66%. About one-third of the remarks ("units") dealt with the pollution of water, soil and air; a health risk was mentioned in about 20%. The frequency distribution of topics mentioned at the various kinds of meeting is presented. It was surprising that annoyance and anxiety were rarely expressed. The standard of information was classified rather high at the hearings concerned with the incineration of waste, and rather low at the training sessions.

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