4/25/2010
Event News
BAPS Charities aims to serve individuals, families and communities in need by providing high quality, low cost health care.
Annual health fairs are at the core of BAPS Charities’ medical services. Physicians and technicians regularly volunteer their expertise to provide medical care and advice to the increasing number of people who lack access to quality health care.
In 2010, BAPS Charities Health Fairs were organized at 41 centers benefitting 12,430 participants with the help of 2,548 volunteer health care professionals.
| Center |
Atlanta, GA
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| Date |
April 25, 2010
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| Time |
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
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| No. of Participants |
658
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| No. of Doctors |
63
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| No. of Allied Health Professionals |
14
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| List of Services provided |
A) Primary care counseling
• Internal Medicine (640)
• Pediatrics (20)
B) Consultation services
• Cardiologist (250)
• Gasteroenterologist (45)
• Orthopedics (11)
• Urologist (10)
• Podiatrist (36)
• Physical therapist (43)
• Neurologist (9)
• Dermatologist (12)
• General surgery (4)
• Nutritionist (300)
• Pain mgmt (50)
• Physical fitness (87)
• Psychiatrist (5)
• Child Psychiatrist (3)
• Hand Surgeon (4)
• Nephrology (5)
• Allergy/Pulmonary (11)
• Pharmacist / Pharmacy Booth (130)
• Ophthalmologist (200)
• Endocrinologist (11)
• ENT (14)
• GI Physician (7)
C) Blood tests:
• CBC (595)
• Basic metabolic panel (595)
• Lipid panel (595)
D) Screening / checkups:
• Blood pressure screening (658)
• Obesity (BMI) screening (658)
• Diabetes screening (CBG) (595)
• Eye checkup (250)
• Dental checkup (658)
• ENT checkup (34)
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| Health Lectures |
Health lectures were presented on following topics:
1. Physical Fitness-Importance of Exercise
2. Stress Management
3. Breast Health and Awareness
4. Yoga |
| Free Equipments / material distributed |
100 Educational booklet on diabetes were distributed
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