Time Table
Step 1
Select chair and co-chair. Select and meet with health fair committee.
Step 2
Form and meet with subcommittees. Have subcommittees appoint chairs to report
activities to planning committee.
Step 3
Select dates and times, and secure a location for the health fair.
Step 4
Ask exhibitors, clinicians, and other people working in the fair to reserve the selected
date.
Step 5
Provide a written confirmation to exhibitors and include the following information:
Date of event
Time (to set up booth and hours open to public)
General guidelines
Booth signs
Reminder for exhibitors to bring special equipment, such as extension cords.
Request for exhibitors to provide information about space and electrical requirements
Step 6
Duplicate printed materials (registration forms, evaluation forms, etc.).
Step 7
Locate and get equipment needed (chairs, tables, necessary supplies).
Step 8
Draw a floor plan. Consider traffic flow and lines for screening (if provided), location of
electrical outlets and space requirements for each booth.
Step 9
Meet with subcommittees at least one month before event and review progress.
Step 10
Set up tables, equipment, chairs, etc. the night before fair, if possible
Step 11
Welcome participants, press, and special visitors.
Step 12
Clean up and return borrowed equipment.
Step 13
Tabulate evaluation results.
Step 14
Write thank-you letters to all who assisted in the health fair.
Step 15
Follow-up on referrals from screenings, evaluate the health fair and report
accomplishments.
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