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"My mom and I went to the 2006 9Health Fair at Aims Community College in Greeley, CO. I hadn't been feeling well so my sister-in-law urged me to go.We went on a Sunday, and that Tuesday I got a call from a nurse who informed me that my thyroid level was less than .01 and that I needed to contact my doctor. I did so right away and had further tests run. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroid and through additional tests, learned that I was suffering from Graves’s disease. Had I not gone to the 9Health Fair, I believe I still would have been seeking help. I am feeling so much better and on the way to recovery. Thank you 9Health Fair staff and volunteers!!!"
Terri Thomas, Loveland CO
9Health Fair participant
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“My thyroid level was really high and 9Health Fair tried, but couldn’t reach me by phone. So, through their follow up process, 9Health Fair expedited my results to my house and included a cover letter saying that I had to seek immediate medical attention. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated their persistence in tracking me down.”
Theresa H.
9Health Fair participant since 1998
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9HEALTH FAIR FACTS
- Since 1980 9Health Fair served 91,000 individuals in 2009.
- In 2009, 9Health Fair was offered at 170 sites in communities across Colorado and its bordering states.
- 19,000 individuals volunteer in medical or non-medical capacities: 44% are medical, 56% are non-medical.
- More than 20 free and low-cost prevention-focused screenings to address today’s most critical health issues.
- Timely, personal follow-up calls by physicians and RN’s to participants with critical or alert health values.
- Free health education from hundreds of local organizations.
- Personal laboratory reports and “How to Read Your Blood Results” brochures.
- Cumulative blood reports to monitor your health - up to three consecutive years.
- Vouchers for your community’s underserved.
- Health reports that outline health trends affecting your community.
- No social security or ID required.
- Free transportation and interpretation services to participants.
- Over 30,000 students from 70 schools volunteered and participated in an In the Classroom student health fair. Since 1982, we’ve reached nearly 400,000 students
MEDICAL FACTS
- 87,000 9Health Fair participants had Blood Chemistry screenings
- 24,000 men 40 or older chose to have a PSA screening
- 1,000 individuals utilized Colon Cancer screening take home kits
- 2,300 participants received Pap smears; abnormal samples (atypical squamous)
- received automatic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) screenings
- 15,000 participants qualified and received the Finger Stick Glucose screening, with 42 percent reporting higher than normal glucose levels
- 51,000 participants took advantage of our new Blood Count screening, which analyzes red and white blood cell levels
- 13,400 participants took advantage of the Cardio Risk Assessment screening, which helps determine people’s heart attack risk in the next 10 years
- 1,400 individuals received personal follow up calls within 72 hours
- 1,800 vouchers were utilized by underserved communities
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