Health Fairs

Thinking about having a Health Fair in Portland or Augusta ME, call Health Check Maine. The advantage of a health fair is having a wide variety of interactive health screenings, plus health related booths and products for your group to enjoy in a relaxed setting.

Your group will have fun socializing while they are learning how to live healthier lives.

The setting is deliberately different than a doctor's office or clinic. By the way, when was the last time you got a free massage while you were waiting to see your doctor?

Let HCM do all the work and provide a turn-key Health Fair to your company...or you could plan and do the whole health fair yourself. Follow the directions below:

Health Fair: Determine Your Budget

Once you have the support of senior management, decide how much money you will be able to use towards the health fair. Identify the target population (workers only, spouses, children, retirees) and who will be included in wellness fair. This is one of the most important steps in organizing this type of an event. Will you offer snacks or juice, wellness incentives for participation, or any other programs? All important things for you to consider.

Health Fair Committee

You should recruit 4-5 people from your wellness committee that will serve as your planning committee for the health fair. These people will help with event planning, marketing materials, scheduling vendors and events, etc. This sub-committee should meet at least every two weeks in order to be certain everyone is following through on their duties. You will probably need to meet more frequently as the event gets closer.

Health Fair Participants

Request bids or wellness quotes from local health fair vendors, health risk appraisal vendors, and other medical care providers. Be sure to communicate frequently with your wellness vendors and send them a confirmation notice several weeks before your event to make sure they are planning on attending!

Health Fair Timeline

Determine your timeline, the date of the event, time, and location. Be sure to allow yourself and your wellness committee at least four to six months of planning time. Trust me, you will need it! Depending on the size of your target audience, be certain to use an event location that's large enough to accommodate your group, vendor booths, and other health stations you plan to have as part of your health fair.

These are just a few recommendations about designing a health fair for your company. Giving these events is critical to the success of your wellness program. Make sure to give yourself plenty of time to plan accordingly.

Read Our Sucess Stories:

Thank you for organizing our Wellness Fair at Bernstein Shur. It was fun, informative and interactive. Our employees not only learned a lot they were energized with wellness ideas for proactive health care.

Mary Beth Turcotte, PHR
Human Resource Manager
Bernstein Shur

Southworth International recently had the opportunity to host a Wellness Fair and Healthy BBQ at our Falmouth location. With 85 employees at this site, it was a great opportunity to introduce them to various local health care practitioners as well as alternative forms of medicine they may had not have been exposed to in the past. The feedback has been phenomenal! I have been approached several times by various employees, complimenting on the vendors and the variety of information available. It was a big hit! Thank you, Health Check Maine, for being a centralized place where we can network with local practitioners in order to bring health education direct to our employees.

Alison Spaulding
Wellness Program Manager
Southworth International