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Seven months after her father passed away from a heart attack, Mickie went to a 9Health Fair. Her blood screening results indicated that her cholesterol levels were high. She went to her doctor who referred her to a cardiologist. An angiogram showed a partial blockage in her artery. Since then, she has made important changes in her life – she is on medication, receives regular checkups and goes to 9Health Fair every year - except last year to attend her son’s wedding! She believes 9Health Fair helped save her life and prevented her from suffering a heart attack like her father.
Mickie O.
9Health Fair participant
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"My husband and I attended the 9Health Fair in April of 2004 at the Susan M Duncan YMCA in Arvada. We had gone through most of the stations and were on our way out when we saw the line for skin screenings. It was shorter than usual so we decided to stop and get checked. Thank GOD we did. I was checked by the doctor who noticed a dark freckle on my left arm and a spot on my face; she recommended that both areas be checked by my doctor. I had the freckle on my arm removed and sent off to the lab. It was melanoma! It was .3mm deep so it was caught early. I will have to manage this for the rest of my life but now that I am educated, it will help me through any future incidents. While my doctor had a watch on this freckle, it was the 9Healthfair that recommended further inspection and treatment and may have saved my life. I will always be thankful to the 9Health Fair.”
Cindy G.
9Health Fair participant since 2004
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INTERACTIVE Educational Centers
 Interactive
Educational Centers (IECs) play integral roles in 9Health Fair's In the Community
and In the Classroom programs. IECs are comprised of many different local and statewide
organizations that provide a wide range of up-to-date health, wellness, and safety
information and education for the community and classroom. By providing accurate
and credible literature and hands-on demonstrations, IECs help participants to understand
the relationship between positive lifestyles and their overall health. Most of all
they help promote health awareness and encourage participants to assume responsibility
for their own health , the 9Health Fair mission.
The IEC program is an excellent opportunity to connect with local communities, organizations,
and volunteers to provide a community service that is focused on one single, extraordinary
cause - Your Community's Health!
There is no charge to be a 9Health Fair IEC. The program is for the health and education
of the community, not for business or clientele expansion/promotion. IEC representatives
are not allowed to treat, perform screenings, make diagnoses or provide referrals
of any kind, regardless of their qualifications. All applicants are screened by
our Medical Advisory Committee, a statewide representation of medical experts, who
guide 9Health Fair in providing quality and evidence-based health education to our
community.
IEC List
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9News Senior Source
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AA - Alcoholics Anonymous
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AARP
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Acupuncture Association of Colorado
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Al-anon District 13
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Al-Anon/Alateen Colorado and Boulder
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Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
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Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter
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American Cancer Society Denver
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American Cancer Society Wyoming & SE corner
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American Liver Foundation
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American Pharmacist Association - Academy of Student Pharmcists; Regis University Chapter
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American Red Cross - Pikes Peak Chapter
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American Red Cross Mile High Chapter
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Archuleta County Senior Services
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Arthritis Foundation
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Asian Pacific Development Center
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Assistance League of Greeley File of Life
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Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
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At Home Health - Alamosa
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Audio Information Network of Colorado
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Autism Society of Colorado
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Bill Walter Melanoma Research Foundation
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Boulder County Public Health
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Boulder County Veterans Services
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Brain Injury Association of Colorado, Inc
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CDPHE - Lead in Toys
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CEA - HOW (Compulsive Eaters Anonymous - HOW)
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Chaffee County Mentors
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CHIMA - Colorado Health Information Mgmt Assoc.
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Colorado Access
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Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion
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Colorado Beef Council
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Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
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Colorado Latino Community Network Project (CO-CNP)
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Colorado Neurological Institute
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Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (COCA)
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Colorado Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center
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Colorado Springs Independence Center
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Colorado Talking Book Library
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Colorado Tennis Association
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Conceptions Reproduction Association
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DART (Drug/Alcohol Resource Team
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Denver Area CMT Support and Action Group
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Denver Center for Crime Victims
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Denver Options, Inc
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Denver Public Library
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Denver Public Schools
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Dolores County Senior Services
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Easter Seals Colorado
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Ensight Skills Center, Inc
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Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado
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Exempla Health Care Sleep Center
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Family Voices Colorado
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First Step Recovery
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Food Addicts in Recovery
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Food and Drug Administration
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Frontier Hospice
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Grillo Health Information Center
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Health District of Northern Larimer County
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Healthy Eating
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Hepatitis C Connection
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Home Care of Grand Valley
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Hospice of the Valley
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Jefferson County Public Health
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La Llave Family Resource Center
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La Plata County Veterans Services
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Larimer County Parkinsons Support Group
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Life Spark Cancer Resources
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Littleton Adventist Hospital Stroke Team
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LiveWell Chaffee County
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Longmont United Hospital
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Lupus Foundation of Colorado
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Medical Reserve Corps of Boulder County
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Mercy Regional Medical Center
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Metro Denver Oncology Nursing Society
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Narcotics Anonymous
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National Alliance on Mental Illness - Denver (NAMI)
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National Jewish Medical & Research Center
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National Kidney Foundation
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society Colorado/Wyoming Chapter
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National Network of Libraries of Medicine-MidContinental Region
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North Colorado Therapy Center
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North Metro Fire Rescue District
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Northern Colorado Ostomy Association
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Nutriment de Vie
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Overeaters Anonymous (Central Colorado Intergroup)
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network COS/Pueblo Affiliate
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Parkinson Association of the Rockies
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Parkview Medical Center
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Ponder Natural Health
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Prostate Conditions Education Council
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Rape Assistance and Awareness Program
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Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation-Kansas
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
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Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, Community Advisory Board
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Rocky Mountain Scleroderma Foundation
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Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics
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RSVP of Boulder County (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program)
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Saint, Inc
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Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care
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Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver
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Seniors Resource Center
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Simple Nutrition
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Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
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Sleep Disorders Lab at Northern Colorado Medical Center
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SLV Women's Resource Center
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Southern Colorado AIDS Project (S-CAP)
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St Anthony Hospital's Health Passport
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Starting Hearts
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Stroke Survivors - Pueblo
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Summit Community Care Clinic
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Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
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Susan G Komen North Colorado Affiliate
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Susan G Komen Southern Colorado Affiliate
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Swedish Medical Center - Safety & Injury Prevention
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The Colorado Gerontological Society
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The Eating Disorder Foundation
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The Senior Hub
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The Women's Crisis & Family Outreach Center
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TOPS - Colorado Springs, Teller, Douglas & El Paso Counties
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TOPS - Southern Colorado (Alamosa)
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TOPS Club INC (Take off Ponds Sensibly) Metro, Northern Colorado
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Upper Arkansas Home Health Services
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Valley Wide Health Systems
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Veteran Services - Archuleta County
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Western Eagle County Ambulance District
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Western States Burn Center
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WINGS Foundation, Inc
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Women's Resource Center
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Women's Wellness Connection - Denver
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Women's Wellness Connection - Grand Junction/North West Region
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Women's Wellness Connection - Northern Colorado
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Women's Wellness Connection-Weld County
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Wyoming Dept of Health; LEAD/Radon Programs
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