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BMI
Have you ever wondered
what your ideal weight should be? Do you ever feel like the scale is
lying to you? A more reliable way to gauge your body fat composition is
body mass index (BMI). In this booth, we will be measuring body weight
and height of individuals in order to screen for weight categories at
risk for health problems. The goal is to educate individuals what BMI
means and give them a better understanding of what it means to be
overweight and obese. Volunteers will be given instructions on how to do
the calculations, handouts, and all necessary materials.
Diabetes
This booth will
be testing blood glucose levels of the adult participants. The
volunteers will be trained a week before the event. There will be a
diabetes video playing while people wait to have their test done. There
will be 4 stations performing the test with 2 volunteers per station.
This booth is a great way to get some clinical practice in.
Domestic Violence
The domestic violence awareness booth will serve the dual
purpose of education/awareness and commemoration. Through the
incorporation of the Clothesline Project, visitors to the booth can
write on T-shirts their own thoughts/experiences with domestic violence,
and their messages or remembrances. For this aspect, volunteers will
have to help explain the purpose of the clothesline and what the goals
of this project are (i.e., to serve as a tangible illustration of how
violence has affected numerous lives). Those working on the clothesline
will also deal with the logistical aspects of setting up the shirts and
ensuring availability of shirts/markers. Another part of the booth will
focus on passing out important local information: hotlines, addresses
and phone numbers of local shelters and other information that can be of
use to the local community. Volunteers will be needed for this duty and
to answer any questions/concerns visitors may have regarding the
information we disseminate.
Smoking and its
Effects
Aims to prevent smoking and
encourage cessation through education, health screenings, and
interactive tasks. Includes educational displays, preserved normal and
smoker's lungs, engaging lung capacity reduction simulations, and
spirometric screenings with Internal Medicine residents.
Preg/STD
Demonstrate
proper technique for condom use and participate in the “Earn your
condom” game. Discuss contraceptive options other than condoms. Give
short presentations and answer questions about common STD’s. Discuss
signs/symptoms of pregnancy and your options if pregnant. Pregnancy
tests available to those who need them.
Hand Washing
Volunteers will explain the benefits of proper hand washing in
preventing the spread of germs and demonstrate the proper technique to
wash one's hands (no water or soap will be at the station). The main
attraction will be the Glo Germ kit. Volunteers will apply a reasonable
amount of Glo Germ gel on the hands of the participant, and then show
under the black light how the Glo Germ gel glows. The volunteer will
then tell the participant to go wash his or her hands in a bathroom
using the proper techniques shown and to come back to the booth. The
black light will be used a second time to assess how well the
participant washed his or her hands. Volunteers
will also hand out travel-size hand sanitizers to everyone who visits
the booth.
Blood
Pressure
The Blood Pressure booth
is a great way to practice your blood pressure-taking skills while
helping an underserved population become aware of the importance of
monitoring and maintaining a healthy blood pressure. We are looking for
volunteers who are eager to serve and have a deep interest in teaching
people. We also have a great need for Spanish speakers because more than
half of the visitors to this booth will be Spanish speaking only.
Asthma
If you've had personal experiences with
asthma or would like to learn more about it, this booth is the one for
you! Come help us educate kids on what asthma really is, with emphasis
on what causes it, what really happens in the body when an attack
occurs, and what to do about it. We'll be doing fun demonstrations with
peak flow meters, playing games such as "Guess the Risk Factor," and
using props like balloons to teach people how the respiratory system
works.
First Aid
We will teach
basic first aid to families. We will demonstrate the proper way to do
the Heimlich maneuver and allow people to practice their technique on a
choking dummy. We will also show people how to do the Heimlich maneuver
on themselves. In addition, people will be taught how to properly manage
wounds and be allowed to practice bandaging a wound on themselves.
Additional first aid information will be available on a poster in both
English and Spanish. We hope to be able to give away some first aid kits
to some of the families. Volunteers will need to take a short training
session before the event to be able to effectively demonstrate the
Heimlich maneuver and first aid techniques
Vision Screening
The Vision Booth is a great way to further
enhance your
interest in eye health. The population we serve doesn't always have
access to regular eye checkups, and so this is a good way for them to
get a quick eye exam and receive important information about ocular
health. We're looking for volunteers who are excited by ophthalmology
in general and would like to gain experience in using Snellen charts,
checking eye pressure, and sharpening their ophthalmic examination
skills. Volunteers should be comfortable with providing patients with
information about their exam and ocular health. We also need Spanish
translators!
Cholesterol
Check people's
cholesterol and trig levels. Take blood from those screened to be at
risk for high cholesterol and run lipid panels. Counsel those with
abnormal results or refer to participating physician, if available. One
Spanish-speaking volunteer will screen patients to see if they're
eligible
to be tested, and may also rotate in to relieve testing staff. There'll
be a
short session before the event to get familiarized with the testing
equipment.
Dental Screening
The Dental Screening Booth will be offering
free dental
screening for the Health Fair attendees. Volunteers will have the
opportunity to hand out dental health information, free toothbrushes and
floss, and teach kids and their families about dental health.
Mental Health
For the adults, we will be conducting a brief
10 question
stress screen and then providing appropriate psychoeducation materials
(we have depression, stress, conflict in the home, substance use
handouts) and providing referrals to mental health services in the
community. For the kids, we have an activity for them to identify
stressors and coping strategies and we have activity books to hand out
to them that work on identifying emotions and figuring out a plan to
deal with stress.
Women's Health
The United To
Serve - Women’s Health booth will provide information regarding
important women’s health issues, such as Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and
cervical cancer, the HPV vaccine, breast cancer, self-breast exams, and
mammograms. We will present guidelines for breast cancer screening and
Pap testing. Women will have the chance to practice the self-breast exam
using plastic models. We will also provide informational handouts and
instructional plastic shower cards for self-breast exams.
Salt, Sugar, and
Fat
- Pizza, cereal,
coke, sports drinks, Cake, Bread sitting on the table with their
fat/salt/sugar breakdown + exercise equivalents to burning off the
calories
- Either a block of Jello, or if possible
actual human fat, representing the amount of fat (from conversion from
sugar) from drinking 1 coke a day for a whole year.
- If we can get
scales - Interactive activity where one pours how much cereal they pour
for breakfast, then see how it compares to what 1 serving actually is.
- 1 healthy
meal (grill chicken breast + vegtables + salad) with caloric breakdown
next to fast food meal (burger, fries, soda).
- Possibly, hand
out 1-2 day food logs for people with their calculated BMR and daily
caloric reccomendations based on age/sex/height.
- Possibly,
have salt water with the equivalent of sodium of a few food items so
people can drink it.
- Informative
posters on the back of the table
- Info on
effects holesterol with pictures/diagrams of clogged arteries, maybe
liver + statistics associated.
- Info on
effects of sodium and why it is bad + statistics(HTN).
- Nutrional values of common food items + reccomended food schedule (4x500
calorie meals every 4 hours, or something to that extent)
- Exercise
reccomendations
- Standard values for BP, LDL, BMI,
BMR (basal metabolic rate)
- Possibly,
something along the lines of "You're killing your kids!" Show the
effects of childhood obesity on morbidity/mortality.
- Possibly, compare the chronological trends of fast food restaurant
growth vs. obesity prevelance.
Pharmacy/Medication
Will focus on providing information regarding
common medications (mainly OTCs) and their common uses, side effects,
and contraindications (for example, NSAIDs should not be used with a
history of ulcers, or Aspirin should not be given to infants with viral
infections). Will also provide information regarding common food
interactions, and appropriate uses of antibiotics and the importance of
finishing antibiotics when prescribed.
Skin Disease
More info to
come!
Ask a Doc
Volunteers will
help the doctors answer fair participants' questions. You'll be
assisting with crowd control and making sure the doctors have everything
that they need and assisting them when they need it.
Sports Physicals
Volunteers will work with the residents at this booth to
perform sports physicals on fair participants and will assist with crowd
control and various parts of the physical examination process.
Men's Health
Volunteers will teach males the self-testicular exam using
models and will give out information on prostate and colon cancer,
erectile dysfunction, and other men's general health concerns.
Dermatology
We would like to talk to and educate the local
community on various dermatological diseases and disorders that mainly
effect our Hispanic population including eczema, vitiligo, fungal
infections, melasma, and acne. We will provide pamphlets and information
to help people
recognize these skin disorders and information on how they can seek
medical help either by visiting one of our free clinics or seeing their
own doctor as well as provide information on over the counter solutions
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