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BAPS Charities Health Fair, Houston, TX



Center
Houston, TX
Date
April 25, 2009
Time
8:00 am TO 2:00 pm
No. of Participants
2650
No. of Doctors & Allied Health Professionals

Physicians - 143
Allied Health Professionals - 530
Total - 673

List of Services provided
  1. Physical Examinations - Primary and Multi-specialty including children (1651)
  2. Blood Pressure Check  (262)
  3. Heart Risk Factors Screening  (204)
  4. Obesity Screening  (242)
  5. Heart Tests (EKG and Echocardiogram) (177)
  6. Atherosclerosis (vascular ultrasound) Screening  (48)
  7. Breast Cancer Screening (Mammogram)  (38)
  8. Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap Test)  (70)
  9. Colon Cancer Screening (Occult Blood Home Kit)  (40)
  10. Prostate Cancer Screening (Exam and PSA) (225)
  11. Osteoporosis Screening (Test and Vitamin D Level)  (178)
  12. Executive Blood Analysis (CBC, Cholesterol, Thyroid & Total Chemistry)  (767)
  13. Detailed Blood Analysis (NMR Berkly, Anemia And Arthritis Panel)  (147)
  14. Hemoglobin A1C (Lab) for Diabetes Care  (99)
  15. Helicobacter Pylori Blood Test  (27)

    Exams and Tests including Blood Tests:   4175
     
Educational Activity

For Physicians and Allied Health Professionals

  1. Hypertension Management
  2. Coronary Artery Disease
  3. Cholesterol Management
  4. Diabetes Management
  5. CME from TMA For Physicians on Difficult Patient Management)
  6. Diabetes Care and Insulin Use

    For Participants
  7. Ayurveda
Free Equipments distributed

Glucometers, Tooth Paste and Tooth Brushes

Participants also received educational material on wide range of topics including Eye Care, Dental Care, Diabetes Care, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Colon Cancer, Cholesterol and also received Medicine counseling.

Participants also got information about available resources in the area like various hospitals, organization for battered women, urgent care or emergency rooms, home health and physical therapy services.

Guests


Chief Guest:
Dr J. James Rohack MD
President Elect, American Medical Association
            
Special Guest:
Dr Marlynn L May Ph D
Associate Professor, Dept Of Social Behavioral Health
Texas A&M University
 
Dr Barbara F Sharf Ph D
Dept. of Communication (Health Care Communication)
Texas A&M University

Beryl Ramsey, CEO of St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital, Phil Robinson, CEO of St. Joseph Hospital, Jeff Holland, CEO of Bayshore Hospital and Sonal Bhuchar of FBISD were also present during the annual health fair.
Opinions

Health fairs like this are an invaluable way to reach out to the community.  You are proud examples of physicians, nurses, medical students and all the volunteers here, who are simply interested in helping their fellow human beings.
                   
- Dr J. James Rohack MD
President Elect, American Medical Association

Health care disparity is growing at alarming rate and what BAPS Charities does here really meet the needs of the whole community.

- Gary Meed,  Merck Pharmaceuticals




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