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Galveston County Health Fair 2009
(15 points)

Dates: Saturday, April 18, 2009

Participation: Open to all students. (PA and CLS students are often needed for taking blood pressures and for glucose and cholesterol testing and education. OT students have a booth at the Galveston Co. Health Fair. Also, in Galveston County students may be needed for the D'feet Breast Cancer Education Booth.)

Description: Develop your patient communication/education skills such as by conducting in-take and/or exit consultations to patients completing screening. You will work alongside other health professionals and agencies with the general public at a Health Fair. Gain valuable experience working with a diverse population.

Required Activities:

1. Attend orientations as scheduled by individual departments (if applicable).

2. Participate in the Health Fair on the assigned day. Each student will be responsible for a three-hour shift (8-11 am or 11 am-2 pm).which will include set-up or take-down.

3.Write a reflective essay (due one month after the event took place) to summarize your experience.

Answer the following questions:

4. Give the date of the activity, and what service you provided.

(For CLS: Describe the quality control issues in a public health fair screening.

What did you learn about teamwork with another discipline? What worked well and what problems did you encounter?

5. Would you recommend participation to other students in this health fair?

6. How could you do follow-up in a health fair to determine whether the patients retain the information and act upon your recommendations?

7. Describe the cultural differences noted that may influence health-related behaviors and compliance with therapeutic interventions in various patients.

Activity Objectives:

Students will be exposed to a diverse population.

Demonstrate communication and patient education skills in conducting screenings done at the Health Fair.

Collaborate with other professions to demonstrate the impact of laboratory/blood pressure readings or other types of screening results in care management.

Describe the importance of accurate results in a public health care setting and the implication for patient care management

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