Sponsoring a community and wellness fair will enable the PTA to share practical and valuable information.
Fairs can:
- Promote good family and personal practices;
- Provide screening services for your school and community (and follow-up, when screenings indicate further testing is required);
- Utilize community professionals to identify potential health-related problems that, if properly treated, can be eliminated or prevented from becoming serious;
- Promote safety in the home, school, and community;
- Provide the community with a variety of educational information and resources;
- Emphasize the practice of good habits; and
- Connect with organizations and agencies in the community.
Materials and planning guides may be found in “Health Fairs at Your Fingertips … a Practical Guide to a Successful Health Fair,” www.capta.org, under Programs, Health, events.
