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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.

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.

Community Health Nursing↗
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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.

Attitude↗
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.

Attitude to Health↗
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↗
PubMed1994

An experimental evaluation of an incentive program to reduce serum cholesterol levels among health fair participants.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a health fair and incentive program on the reduction of serum cholesterol levels among participants. DESIGN: Pretest-posttest control group design, with a 6-month delay between pretest and posttest screenings. SETTING: Health fair program for employees of a large midwestern school district. PARTICIPANTS: Volunteer sample among persons with serum cholesterol levels above 5.17 mmol/L (200 mg/dL). Participants were randomly assigned to experimental (N = 29) and comparison groups (N = 34). INTERVENTION: The intervention consisted of four components: a health fair, health risk information, announcement of follow-up screening, and an incentive program. The incentive program consisted of five $100 cash prizes for reducing serum cholesterol levels by 20% or below 5.17 mmol/L (200 mg/dL). The comparison group received only the first three components. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Serum cholesterol levels were measured by a venipuncture, nonfasting, chemical analysis process. RESULTS: The experimental group showed a 13.2% reduction in serum cholesterol levels, and the comparison group exhibited an 11.3% reduction (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: A health fair, consisting of information on the level of risk and how to reduce risk, and announcement of follow-up screening and incentives can reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease.

Adult↗
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.

Adult↗
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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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