Health Fair Planning Guide

A.  Getting Started

• Get management support
• Justification for doing health fair
• Health risk assessment
• Help for high-risk population: smokers, obese employees
• Early detection of diabetes, heart disease risk factors

B.  Participation

• Identify target audience
• Employees, whole family, retirees
• Community involvement
• Theme

C.  Time Line

• Set a date and time
• Allow 4-6 months of planning time

D.  Planning

• Identify health-related screenings, tests, and other activities you’ll offer
• Identify educational literature and other learning opportunities health fair will provide
• Include any fun activities or food/beverage needs for the fair

E.  Location & Logistics

• Consider location big enough to accommodate the largest volume of people at "peak time" periods
• Determine how booths/stations will be set up

F.  Vendors

• Target relevant health/safety-related community and corporate vendors to provide services, educational materials, incentives and giveaways