Health Fair

As the health care delivery system moves from acute care settings to community-based services, nursing education must initiate students’ abilities to function within a changing system. Community Health Nursing focuses on health care to promote quality of life and health care of communities and populations and is a great fit for service learning. In this regard, students of final year BScN IV organized a Health Fair under the supervision of Ms Alia Nasir, Principle ZUCON and Ms Ashraf Valliani, Faculty ZUCON at Primary Health Centre, Sikandarabad Colony on Thursday, July 19th 2018. The event was highly appreciated and admired by Dr Fatima Jahangir, HOD Family Medicine Ziauddin Hospital.

Channel Followed:

  1. Survey (data was collected while driving through the community)
  2. Existing data was analyzed including health surveys and records
  3. Key informants were interviewed who knew what is going on in the community.
  4. A problem/need list was developed to determine the service learning intervention

Components of Health Fair:

  1. Free health check-ups including blood sugar, blood pressure, height, weight and BMI calculations
  2. Free food stalls, information on healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices.
  3. Application of free Hina/Mehendi, face paintings and interesting game stalls
  4. Scenarios addressing cultural and social issues via role plays