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Health Fair for Seniors Ideas

A health fair is a collection of booths that feature representatives from various health organizations, or showcase exhibits dedicated to a specific health condition and how to treat it. Health fairs for seniors should revolve around health issues that seniors grapple with, such as arthritis. Health fairs should offer clear and simple resources for seniors on how to tackle current health problems and prevent new ones.

  1. Arthritis Information

    • Contact the American Arthritis Foundation and ask if they'd send a representative to your senior health fair, someone trained to talk about the various types of arthritis and what seniors can do. Currently the American Arthritis Foundation is claiming that moving is the best medicine for osteoarthritis, so it would be beneficial for an expert to be there to discuss the best types of exercise for seniors, how much and how often.

    Dental Care

    • Consider asking a local dental practice to set up a booth, perhaps with a model of human teeth and free packets of floss and toothpaste. It would allow the dentist to advertise his practice, as well as give seniors an opportunity to ask any questions they might have about their teeth or caring for their teeth or dentures.

    Alternative Exercise

    • Contact a physical fitness expert who specializes with older Americans, or contact your local YMCA or health club and see if any of these people will come down to the fair to talk about the types of exercise best for seniors and how exercise is preventative medicine. While most seniors seems to be aware that walking and swimming are good forms of low-impact exercise, there might be other types, such as Polynesian-style dance classes, that seniors might enjoy more.

    Mental Health

    • Consider asking a representative from your local mental health facility or counseling center to visit the fair Encourage them to bring things like stress monitors, or depression quizzes. Some elderly people do suffer from loneliness or depression, so it could be extremely beneficial to let them know what resources are available to them.

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