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. 2017 Dec 18;17:865. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3867-3

Table 1.

Health Fair Descriptions, Screening and Costs

Site Number, Location (City, state) Date(s) Cancer of focus Urban/Rural Target audience (description and estimated number of participants) Key Fair Components Onsite Screening/Referrals Total Cost (including in-kind contribution)
Site 1 Church Atlanta, GA 7/20/2013 Breast & Cervical Cancer Urban Church members in the Old Fourth Ward and residents aged 40 and older who are predominantly African American and female.
(N = 212)
Cancer-Related Activities:
• Guest speakers provided “Ask the Doctor” session specific to women’s cancer. Speakers included HPV expert, OBGYN (youth reproductive health specialist), OBGYN oncologist, health professionals from ACS (client navigator)
• Provision of patient resources: navigators from Grady Hospital, director of the American cancer society who brought ACS brochures, information and resources
• Center for Black Women’s Wellness gave two sessions (information on breast and cervical cancer screenings) and provided information for future screenings
Screening:
• Offered onsite mammograms
Community Guide Strategies: Group Education, Small Media, Reducing Structural Barriers
• Onsite mobile van provided mammograms $43,428
Site 2 Community clinic Billings, MT 9/28/2013 Breast, Cervical & Colorectal Cancer Rural Low-income, underserved, minority, migrant, and underinsured/ uninsured populations in Yellowstone County and surrounding communities. (N = 200) Cancer-Related Activities:
• Helped women in need apply for the Montana cancer screening program
• Provided Information on tobacco prevention, nutrition program, colorectal cancer screening and breast self-examination
Screening:
• Provided pap smears, cervical exams, clinical breast exams, mammograms and colon care at-home screening tests
• Provided skin checks – and covered health topics on skin cancer
Other:
• Provided info on housing programs – which provides housing options for cancer patients in need
• Provided info on local Women, Infants & Children (WIC) and other programs
Community Guide Strategies: Small Media, Reducing Structural Barriers
• Mammograms [14]
• Pap smears [8]
• Provision of colorectal stool guaiac card (50)
$24,417
Site 3 Local health department Bronson, FL 9/28/2013 Breast, Cervical & Colorectal Cancer Rural Breast Screening - women over 40; Cervical - women 21 and older; and CRC - Men and Women over age 50. (N = 63) Cancer-Related Activities:
• Had booths with education on breast and cervical cancer. One booth had a breast model with lumps. An educator instructed women on the proper way to identify lumps and educate the women on proper breast self-exams. Susan G. Komen provided educational materials.
• Offered the HPV shot and had STD information from CDC.
• Colorectal- booth contained men’s health information. A male nurse offered one-on-one education for men
Screening:
• Florida Department of Health (FDOH) offered an early detection program- offered the opportunity to sign up to get Pap smear at participant’s convenience. Provided educational info-graphics.
Community Guide Strategies: Small Media, One-on-one Education, Reducing Structural Barriers
• Clinical breast exams [5]
• Pap smears [14]
• Provision of FOBT test kits [17]
$16,123
Site 4 State health department Farmington, ME 9/16–17/ 2013 Breast, Cervical & Colorectal Cancer Rural All ages, with the majority of participants from a rural or remote County, and meet the definition of being a disparate population. Targeting adults and lower SES. (N = 200) Cancer-Related Activities:
• Provided information on:
- Ways to prevent colon cancer
- Breast care brochures
- Prostate brochures
• Distributed brochures about skin cancer and smoking and smoke-less tobacco products and info about Maine tobacco help line
Screening:
• Provided information about Maine breast and cervical health program – especially for those who may not have insurance; help the eligible make appointments on the spot
• Provided info on Screen Me for Life initiative through DHHS and CDC for those due for colon cancer screening, info geared for men and women
Other:
• Health counseling provided by health educators, RNs, Nurse practitioners, medical doctors
Community Guide Strategies: Small Media, Reducing Structural Barriers
Clinical breast exams [2] $8525
Site 5 Tribal community based org. Valley Center, CA 7/12/2013 Breast Rural American Indian/Alaskan Native women 42 years and older and non-NA women eligible for the California Cancer Detection Program (CCDP) (N = 100) Cancer-Related Activities:
• Invited speaker (Physician of the organization) presented about breast cancer and reasons why women should have a mammogram and clinical breast exam
• Offered group education on breast health and provided handouts and brochures
• Provided prizes specific to breast cancer (i.e. diaries to track when you had a mammogram, tote bag)
Screening:
• During screening, each lady was asked when they had their last exam and they will be followed-up for their next mammogram screening
Community Guide Strategies: Small Media, Group Education, Reducing Structural Barriers
Mammograms [18] $6586
Site 6 Community based org. Houston, TX 5/19/2013 Breast and Cervical Cancer Urban Hispanic women (N = 68) Dia Del La Mujer Cancer-Related Activities:
• Partnered with local Spanish station, Univision TV to promote the event
• Breast and cervical cancer education given by 22 promotoras; usage of breast model to teach self-breast exam by onsite Patient Navigators
Screening:
• Clinical breast exams offered at health fair (Onsite Providers: Methodist Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine)
Community Guide Strategies: One-on-one education, Group education, Small media, Client incentives, Reducing Structural Barriers, Reducing out of pocket costs
• Onsite clinical breast exams (68)
• Vouchers for breast and cervical cancer screenings (68)
$12,550
Site 7 LGBT-serving Community based org. Houston, TX 9/7/2013 Breast and Cervical Cancer Urban Latina LGBT women and transgender men (N = 41) Screening
• Well person exams including clinical breast exam and Pap tests provided onsite (Memorial Hermann Neighborhood Center)
• Breast exams provided through Breast Health Collaborative, The Rose and MD Anderson Cancer Center mobile unit
• 3 patient/nurse navigators onsite who referred patients for breast/cervical cancer screening services
Other:
• Training providers on LGBT cultural for November Health Fair for breast cancer screenings
• Community Guide Strategies: One-on-one education, Small media, Client reminders/calls, Client incentives, Reducing structural barriers, Reducing out of pocket costs
•Onsite clinical breast exam [22]
•Cervical cancer screenings [22]
$14,479 & 321 volunteer hours

Note. Estimated number of participants were those who attend attended the fairs. In most cases, those who enrolled were almost the same as estimated attendees except for 1 site