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"I’m proud to be part of the foundation that brought 9Health Fair to Colorado communities. It gives me a great sense of purpose, particularly in the rural communities. I’m the lucky one. I get back far more than I give."
Karen Zink, Durango CO
9Health Fair volunteer since 1980
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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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FAST Facts
9HEALTH FAIR Facts
- Since 1980, 9Health Fair has impacted more than 1.7 million lives.
- 9Health Fair served 87,000 individuals in 2007.
- In 2008, 9Health Fair was offered at 155 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.
- Volunteer RN’s and doctors spent 443 hours calling participants with critical or alert health situations within 72 hours of their 9Health Fair visit.
- $3,100,000 total value in dollars of volunteer time donated in 2008!
- 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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