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- Title
The Health Fair: An Effective Approach to Health Promotion?
- Authors
Clark, Mary Jo
- Abstract
The health fair is an approach used to educate the public with regard to health promotion and illness prevention. The professional literature describes the organization of a health fair and the need to evaluate its effects. Relatively little has been written that deals specifically with the effects of a health fair in terms of impact on knowledge and client behavior. The health-belief model provides a framework for investigating the effectiveness of such a fair as a vehicle for changing health behaviors by providing information and serving as a cue to action. An evaluation of a women's health day program on a large military base indicated that health fairs are effective in terms of dissemination of information and intent to change behavior. A questionnaire examined the extent of health knowledge and behaviors practiced by participants. A significant difference between pretest and posttest scores for knowledge was noted. A majority of respondents also indicated their intent to change from health-damaging to health-promoting behaviors.
- Publication
Public Health Nursing, 1985, Vol 2, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0737-1209
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1446.1985.tb00674.x