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Why Do We Do Health Fairs
Anyway?Kim Curry, PhD, ARNP
Associate ProfessorThe University of Florida
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Here’s One Reason
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Let’s start with a definition
O Health fairs: voluntary community programs that typically last one day to a few days, and offering health education and medical screenings at little to no cost.
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Common Screening Tests
O HeightO WeightO Blood PressureO Blood SugarO CholesterolO VisionO Anemia
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Other Common Screens
O GlaucomaO HearingO Oral healthO PodiatryO Skin CancerO Anxiety/
Depression
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Patient/Participant Outcomes
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BenefitsO They are numerous:
O Patient educationO Early detection of diseaseO Identify priorities for community
health initiativesO Ability to provide care to many in a
short period of timeO Ability to shift care to a focus on
prevention
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Pitfalls?O “Health fairs are neither regulated
nor routinely certified in the United States, and complete data on their numbers and content are not available.” O Donald Berwick
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Questions RaisedO What to do with positive test results?O Not all positive results are important,
will this increase the cost of care?O How do we create interest in the
event?O How do we know if we’ve been
successful?
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Maximizing ImpactO Qualified
ScreenersO Calibrated
equipmentO Physical
PlacementO Advertising
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The Future