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Health Fair 2011 in Jackson, MS

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

Jackson, MS

Date

June 19, 2011

Number of Participants

315

Number of Physician volunteers

16

Number of other volunteers

30

 

Services Provided

Specialty

Number of patients seen 

Internal Medicine/Family practice

315

 

Labs

Number of tests 

CBC

293

Basic metabolic panel

293

Lipid panel

293

PSA

25

Thyroid function test

293

Liver function test

293

Vitamin D level

50

 

Screening and Diagnostic Tests

Number of tests

Blood pressure 

315

Obesity

254

Diabetic/glucose screening

315

 

Other Services provided

Health Lectures were organized for all participants on 

  • Sleep Apnea
  • Vitamin Deficiencies
  • Pre Diabetic Syndrome
  • Heart Disease
  • Diabetes and its Complication
  • Exercise and its benefits.

Health Lecture for women on Women’s Health Issues and Health Lecture for Children on Healthy life style and Children’s Health were also organized