Abstract
Abstract Health fairs, carnivals, and exhibitions are health promotion strategies that have been frequently discussed in recent health-related literature. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if students attending a university health fair experienced greater reductions in health risk behavior compared with those not attending the fair. A second purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of specific activities within the health fair, using measures of participation, enjoyment, and self-reported changes in health knowledge and habits. Three hundred and four students participated in this study. They included those who 1) attended the health fair and had filled out a health risk appraisal, 2) attended the health fair only, and 3) students from a general psychology course, who served as controls. Six weeks after the conclusion of a two-day campus health fair, subjects were asked to complete a Health Fair Evaluation Questionnaire, a Wellness Check-Health Risk Appraisal, or both instruments. ...
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