2. OUR PURPOSE
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• Complement wellness initiatives offered by corporate
(i.e. flu clinic & biometric screenings)
• Reinforce a culture of health & engage our population
• Expose employees to local resources & services
• Make an overall, positive impact
Health fairs help educate employees on wellness tips and encourage
them to take steps toward preventive (and sometimes diagnostic)
care.
A health fair doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Just some
coordinating…
3. OUR PARTNERS…
…help keep cost down!
Local resources:
• American Red Cross:
– Preparedness materials
– Blood drive
• YMCA
– Before & after school programs for
kids
– Summer camps
• County Health Department
– Emergency Survival Guides
– Family Preparedness Checklists
• National Crime Prevention Council
– Identity Theft Prevention pamphlets
• Federal Trade Commission
– Net Cetera booklet
– Government
Impostors booklet
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Local businesses in Carson:
Other partners:
• Our own benefit providers!!
• Vending services donated water bottles
and healthy snacks (fruit & organic)
• Staffing firms donated raffle prizes
4. OUR PARTNERS…continued
Networking with the city is a great way to start:
– First Responders:
• Fire Department (bring materials),
• local ambulance service
• C.E.R.T (they are a nationwide program)
– Chamber of Commerce:
• Provided listing of businesses in area
• Connect with their HR person
• Request free product!
– City Hall:
• did they host an event for the community?
• who did they invite? We also invite the mayor for good measure
(this year the city is covering street signs for our event!)
Local Businesses
– Businesses are eager to promote their services (dentists, optometrists, gyms, etc.)
– Costco & Sam’s Club
– Our Credit Union and our Industrial Clinic
– Local restaurants: (Subway, Jamba Juice, Yogurtland, etc.)
• They provide samples & coupons 4
5. Participation “strongly” encouraged!
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To drum up excitement with our employee group, we distribute:
– Windshield flyers at 6 weeks before the event
– Postcard attached to their paycheck at 4 week before event
– Electronic announcements start running daily at 2 weeks before event
– Sign up sheets for Flu Shot clinic and Biometric Screenings go up 7 days
before event
– Of course…word of mouth! We attempt to mention it every time there is
employee interaction
The day of event:
– Employee checks in & receives:
• Raffle card
• Bag
• Fruit/snack of choice, yogurt & water
bottle
– Encouraged to visit booths & collect stamps
for their raffle card
– At end of event, we hold
raffle and announce winners
on electronic board
6. At the end of the day, employees…
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…should walk away with a renowned sense of wellness and
hopefully a re-commitment to a healthy lifestyle (plus lots of
goodies!)
Kaiser = wellness calendars for upcoming year, pencils
Dentists = toothbrushes, floss, travel toothpaste
Optometrists = lens cleansers, lens wipes
Chiropractors = provided mini massages
Hand sanitizers, pedometers, stress balls, bandage holders,
educational pamphlets (Eng & Span) and lots more!
All vendors participating in Health Fair are asked to bring a raffle prize.
7. A few online resources
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For more information about these topics, you can visit the following sites:
• C.E.R.T: http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams
• Materials from Federal Trade Commision: https://bulkorder.ftc.gov/
• National Crime Prevention resources: http://www.ncpc.org/topics
• Skechers Business-to-Business program: http://www.skechersdirect.com/join
• American Red Cross library: http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster-safety-
library
• Health fair organizer: www.healthdimensions.com
