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Mini Health Fair Project

Emily Walker, Lexi Mazur, Kacey Kwe

Ivy Tech Community College

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Theme

While discussing with our group the best option for our health fair project we both had

come to agreeance that nutrition would be the best option for us to discuss. The theme nutrition

had really stood out to us. We believe that its important for children to know about nutrition, and

the good of it. Nutrition is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and

growth. Its important for children to start making healthy eating habits at an early age so it will

help them stay healthy throughout their life. Today in society many children dont understand the

importance of nutrition, and how it can benefit our bodies. Having good nutrition can affect your

lifelong health. We believe that this health fair well help us to reach out to students the

importance of eating right, and the risks of what poor nutrition can do to our bodies.

3 Communication Methods

One of the communication methods that we chose to use was making a newsletter. We

feel like this would be a good method to use because many people rely on the newspaper and

social media. For the newspaper, we would make the newsletter small and easy to understand.

We would also add a picture of us with our contact information for people to ask us any

questions that they may have. Another thing that we would include is the address where the event

will be located. We would put all of the same information on social media. Most people seem to

use social media, so we feel like this would be a great way to get the word out.

Flyers would be another way we would choose to communicate with the public. We

would place a flyer in everyones mailbox that lives in the community. Our flyer would look fun

and exciting. We would also choose a color that stands out from all of the other mail in their
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mailbox. Our flyer would have a who, what, where, when, why? section to tell the people

everything that they need to know.

Last but not least, a poster would be another form of communication we would use. Our

posters would be bright and colorful. We would design the posters to grab peoples attention so

that they will want to read them. Included would be a section with who, what, where, when, and

why? so that all of the information is advertised about the event. The posters would be hung in

schools, work places, and around the town. Our main goal of the posters would be to grab

everyones attention and to make them excited about coming to join us.

3 Area Stations

The three area stations that would be beneficial for the theme nutrition for our health fair

are nutritional analysis, healthy cooking demonstration, and having students complete different

health risk assessments. A nutritional analysis can be beneficial for students in many ways. A

nutritional analysis is the process of determining the nutritional content of foods and food

products. Many children dont have the guidance from their parents to explain why some foods

can be harmful to the body. Therefore, we had agreed as a group that this would be beneficial for

children to learn about. Today in society a lot of parents dont care about the eating habits

children have, and the harm of it. On the table, we will have a display of several types of food

that are healthy for you and food that is harmful to your body. Next to each of the items we will

have a food label that explains the nutritional content of the food. Another area station that we

thought would be nice for the students is health risk assessments. This is a widely-used screening

tool used in the field of health promotion. This will help to students to have more of an

understanding of what could happen if you make poor eating choices. The sheets will have facts
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that cover a wide range of health and safety. We believe that this will help students to have a

better understanding of the things they consume. The last area station that we thought would be

educational and fun for students is a healthy cooking area. We will have lots of free food and

samples of many things that are good for you to try.

Raffle/ Door Prizes

Our raffle prize would consist of a basket filled with different types of fruit and a one-

month membership to a work-out facility. We chose to do this as a prize because we want to

show people all different kinds of fruit that they can try and perhaps choose to have it as a

healthy snack. The gym membership would also be a great way for them to get their exercise for

one month for free. Sometimes doing something for a whole month helps create a healthy habit

for people. Our hopes is that the winner would continue to go to the gym after the one-month

membership expires. Going to exercise and eating more fruit might make them change the way

they eat and live.

When each person comes to the door, we would hand them a raffle ticket if they wish to

donate one canned fruit or vegetable item to the homeless. We thought this would be a good way

to show them that homeless need to eat healthy as well. At the end of the event, we would then

reach into a bowl and pull out a raffle ticket at random. Whoevers raffle ticket we would happen

to pull out, that person would be the lucky winner of the basket and one-month membership to

the gym.
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Materials Request Letter

Date: April 17, 2017

Provider Address: 50 W Fall Creek Pkwy N Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46208

Dear Good Earth Natural Food Co & Mega food fresh from farm to tablet

Thank you for your interest in participating in the health fair we are sponsoring at Ivy Tech

Community College Campus. As we have discussed on the telephone, the health fair is scheduled

for Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Ivy Tech Indianapolis Downtown. This

years theme of the health fair is Nutrition. We will hold a raffle for the community, and would

appreciate your donating something of value to include in the raffle. We estimate that

approximately five participants will have the opportunity to view your booth and talk to you

about your services. We will provide the booth space, free of charge, a table and 2 chairs, and

any other accommodations you may need to set up. To confirm your participation, please

complete the enclosed information form and return it to:

Name: Kacey Kwe Name: Lexi Mazur Name: Emily Walker

Address: 6016 Hollister Dr Address: 7178 Lockford Dr Address: 7682 Purple Cress Dr.
Indianapolis, In 46224 Avon, IN 46123 Avon, In 46123
Email: kkwe@ivytech.edu Email: amazur2@ivytech.edu Email: ewalker93@ivytech.edu
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Phone: 317-728-6480 Phone: 317-459-6508 Phone: 334-432-2246

by April 25, 2017.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the health fair. We appreciate and

look forward to your participation.

Sincerely, Kacey K, Lexi M, Emily W.

Contact Information for 2 Community Organization Resources

Food and Drug Administration

Consumer Inquiries

5600 Fishers Lane (HFE-88)

Rockville, MD 20857

(301) 443-3170 or (301) 827-4420

Agency that disseminates information regarding nutrition and food and drug safety.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Rural Information Center

National Agriculture Library

10301 Baltimore Blvd., Room 304

Beltsville, MD 20705

(301) 504-5719 or (800) 633-7701

Library maintained by the Department of Agriculture that provides information on nutrition, food

services, and food technology. Will do literature searches and provide information on grants for

rural areas.
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Fair Timeline Saturday, April 29, 2017

10:00 AM 1:00 PM
Free Mini Nutrition Health fair
@ Ivy Tech Community
College
Come Join Us & Learn more about:
50 W Fall Creek Pkwy N Dr

Nutritional information for Nutritional analysis, Healthy Indianapolis, In 46208

Cooking & Food Storage Safety.

Stop by health booths to learn about different healthy products and services, gather information

and register to win a multitude of raffle prizes! Special guest speaker from Food & Nutrition

Information center, will provide great information about Food & Nutrition. They offer a variety

of resources on nutrition and healthy eating to help people adopt a healthy and active lifestyle.

Services: Nutrition Analysis @ 10:00AM 11:00AM, Food Storage Safety @ 11:00AM

12:00PM, Healthy Cooking @ 12:00PM 1:00PM.

Sponsored by: Natural Factors, Garden of life, Good Earth Natural Food Co., & Mega Food
Fresh from farm to Tablet.
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Free Sample Healthy Food Will Be Provide

(Fair Timeline should be)

On Monday, we will send out reminder flyers to parents and community & added more poster.

On Tuesday, we will Invite Indiana PTA to our fair as well as our district director. We will also

send out friendly reminder to our participants via email & phone call. The name tags for

participants will be ready by the end of Wednesday. We will confirm how many volunteers we

have and assemble event bags for today. We will gather all materials and resources for a take-one

table. Include information on that table for PTA membership on Thursday. On Friday morning,

we will prepare signage for each participant area as well as signage for entrance area and leading

to Fair location(s) within the building. We will check with hospitality to see the healthy snacks

and drinks are enough by the end of Friday.

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Reference Page

Nordqvist, C. (n.d.). Nutrition: Why Is Nutrition Important? Retrieved April 18, 2017, from
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General Nutrition and Health Information. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2017, from
https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/general-nutrition-and-health-information

National Resources List. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2017, from

http://wellnessproposals.com/health-fair-wellness-fair-planning-guide/national-resources-
list/

Organic, Non-GMO, RAW Whole Food Supplements. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2017, from
https://www.gardenoflife.com/content/

Www.Good Earth Natural Foods - Product Information. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2017, from
http://www.goodearthnaturals.com/products.htm