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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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"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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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 2007, 9Health Fair was offered at 165 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 2007!
- 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.
- Analyte 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 For
- 84,245 9Health Fair participants had 31-component Blood Chemistry screenings
- 24,699 men 40 or older chose to have a PSA screening
- 18,362 individuals utilized Colon Cancer screening take home kits
- 2,130 participants received Pap smears; abnormal samples (atypical squamous)
- received automatic Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) screenings
- 15,201 participants qualified and received the Finger Stick Glucose screening, with 42 percent reporting higher than normal glucose levels
- 34,233 participants took advantage of our new Blood Count screening, which analyzes red and white blood cell levels
- 4,436 participants took advantage of the Cardio Risk Assessment screening, which helps determine people’s heart attack risk in the next 10 years
- 1,788 individuals received personal follow up calls within 72 hours
- 1,497 vouchers were utilized by underserved communities
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