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As a native to Colorado, Esther served as site coordinator for the Department of Human Services Food Stamp Office 9Health Fair for three years. During those three years, she also participated in the 9Health Fair screenings and learned she had high cholesterol and high triglycerides. Since then, she has worked with her primary care provider to manage these concerns.
Esther now sits on the 9Health Fair Community Involvement Committee (CIC). Esther says her favorite thing about 9Health Fair is that it is for everybody, whether you have insurance or not.
Esther Lewis, Denver CO
9Health Fair volunteer and participant
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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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9Health Fair Knowledge Awards
What are 9Health Fair Knowledge Awards?
9Health Fair Knowledge Awards are sponsored by College In Colorado
and consist of $1,000 awards for students to put toward their education in
a health care field of study.
What are the criteria for the awards?
Student applicants:
- Have participated as a student leader in a 9Health Fair In the Classroom
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- Have high school senior status with a commitment to health care
- Are involved in school, community, and extracurricular activities
- Have enrolled in a health care field of study at an institution of higher learning
- Have maintained a minimum grade point average of 3.0
- Will address financial need
- Agree to send a follow-up letter to 9Health Fair after their freshman year
How do I apply for a 9Health Fair Knowledge Award?
Download
the 9Health Fair Knowledge Award cover
The application postmark deadline is March 31, 2008 and recipients will be notified
by May 9th. The Award Ceremony will take place on May 29th in Denver.
For more information about the In the Classroom program or the 9Health Fair
Knowledge Awards, please contact Connie Naumann, Education Program Director, at
303-698-4455 or you can use our Contact Us page.
For more information about College In Colorado, go to www.collegeincolorado.org.
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