Health Fair 2011 in Detroit, MI

7/17/2011 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	Detroit, MI
Date	July 17, 2011
Number of Participants	359
Number of Physician volunteers	32
Number of Allied Health Professionals	18

Services Provided

Specialty	Number of patients seen
Internal Medicine/Family practice	359
Cardiology	51
Orthopedics	61
Urology	25
Optometry	102
Podiatry	42
Dentistry	108
Physical Therapy	42
Nutrition/Dietician	114
Homeopathy	52
Pulmonary and sleep medicine	15
OBGYN	69
Asian diabetic study	51

Labs	Number of tests
CBC	339
Basic metabolic panel	339
Lipid panel	339
PSA	81
Thyroid function test	70
Liver function test	339
Hemoglobin A1C	90

Screening and Diagnostic Tests	Number of tests
Blood pressure	359
Obesity	359
Diabetic/glucose screening	339
Dental exam	108
Eye exam	94
Other: Hearing tests	30
Other: Pharmacy services	62
Other: Cancer resources: Vouchers for free mammogram, pap tests, cervical cancer screening and if found positive then free treatment	27

Free Equipment distributed	Education material on how to choose food having low cholesterol, home exercise program, healthiest choice for food in restaurant, diabetic diet Take home goodies like pain relieving gel, multivitamin tablets, reusable bags, band aids, toothpaste, smoking calculator, eye glass cleaner, free eye screening coupons. pens, shoe shine polish, rubber jar opener, lint brush, sewing kit.
Lecture	For physicians: 2011 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes

Opinions

We are very proud to be associated with BAPS Charities, an organization that’s committed to serving the community and they are doing it in a very excellent way. –Eric Widner, President, Oakwood Hospital

Great work hosted by BAPS Charities. I would like to congratulate to all members and sponsors. –Syed Taj, Trustee Canton Township

It is wonderful that you conduct health fair in two parts so participants get lab test results before having counseling with physicians. It’s also good to have different tests and studies available in health fair. I was really impressed by volunteers in same dress providing selfless service. –Sandi Martin, Administration Manager, Oakwood Annapolis Hospital

This is my first time I am attending BAPS Charities Health Fair. This is a great service to the community. I am glad I participated. –Philip Bocketti (Sponsor)

I think this is an excellent support and advice we can give to the community. I enjoyed helping BAPS Charities. –Dr. Rajesh Patel

The medical camp was good. It’s my third consecutive time to this medical camp. It helps me get proactive about anything which seems to go wrong with my internal body or blood. I think you guys do a great job. Please continue the good work. –Mandeep Singh (Participant)

This health fair is great in a way you get a chance to have counseling with doctors and somebody tells me what to do about my weight and health. –James Gillett (Participant)

This health fair is really a good and excellent service to the community and it is quite appreciable and most welcome to the people who badly need it. I hope this will continue for future also. With my best compliments to all the volunteers of BAPS Charities who are sincerely involved. –S Ravindra (Participant)

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