Health Fair Planning Guide
Texas Resources for Health Fairs
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Family Development and Resource Management
http://fcs.tamu.edu
Contact your county Extension agent to secure health exhibits and displays as well as prevention presentations
on topics including cancer prevention and early detection, physical activity, passenger safety, diabetes,
indoor air quality, childhood overweight, emergency preparedness, nutrition and other health topics.
Texas Poison Center Network
http://poisoncontrol.org
Center that serves the citizens of Texas; offers first emergency assistance to the public, and assists
professionals in treating poisonings. Offers prevention educational materials and programs.
Texas Beef Council
http://www.txbeef.org
Trade association that provides a variety of information on nutrition and consumer health.
Texas Cancer Information
http://www.texascancer.info
Texas Cancer Information provides on-line Texas cancer resource and statistical information. Resource information
includes physicians, mammography facilities, hospitals, community services, and support groups; cancer statistics
includes county cancer profiles, site-specific cancer data, and population. Offers information on access
to cancer care for low-income and uninsured.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Substance Abuse Services
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/sa
State agency that oversees programs and information related to substance abuse including alcohol.
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dbs/index.shtml
State agency with primary responsibility of providing services to visually disabled persons; services include
counseling and guidance, rehabilitation training, vocational evaluations and training, reader services, and
a variety of other services.
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Services for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard
of Hearing
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs/index.shtml
DARS provides funds for interpreter services, communication access, services to older hearing impaired
Texans, tests and licenses sign language and oral interpreters, funds intern/mentor programs, interpreter
outreach and training, various projects to identify individuals with hearing loss, and hard of hearing specialist
program, information and referral, and a tuition wavier certification of deafness.
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/
The department provides a wide array of services, which vary according to local needs and resources for
older adults and others with disabilities.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Tobacco Prevention and Control
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/tobacco
[http://yesquit.com]
This
agency offers technical assistance, trainings, and resources to community groups, healthcare providers, schools,
and worksites in its efforts to reduce tobacco’s toll on Texas. Supports free Quit
Line 1-877-937-7848.
Texas Department of State Health Services
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
State agency that provides a variety of public
health services to promote health and prevent
disease in Texas.
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