"We are very proud to make these new grants available to these 9Health Fair communities," said Jim Goddard, President and CEO of 9Health Fair. "Each year, more than 19,000 every-day people and medical professionals from 165 communities volunteer to host a 9Health Fair and celebrate their neighborhood's health and wellness. Thanks to our individual and community supporters, 9Health Fair is grateful that we can provide even more support to these communities and to help enhance the state's good health."

9Health Fair's mission is to promote health awareness and to encourage individuals to assume responsibility for their own health. The organization furthers its mission by offering free and low-cost health screenings and education to anyone over 18.

For more information on the 9Health Fair site grants and to find a 9Health Fair near you, visit www.9healthfair.org.


About 9Health Fair
9Health Fair is Colorado's largest non-profit, volunteer-driven health fair program that promotes health awareness and encourages individuals to assume responsibility for their own health. Created by a National Institutes of Health project and 9NEWS, 9Health Fair's free and low cost health screenings and education program has earned unique endorsements from the Colorado Medical Society, the Colorado Nurses Association and the Colorado Hospital Association. Since 1980, 9Health Fair has impacted 1.7 million lives.

As an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, 9Health Fair is proud of its financial management performance, keeping its administration and fundraising expense under 17 percent of its total budget, well under the industry average of 20-25 percent.

Major sponsors for the 2008 9Health Fair include 9NEWS, Quest Diagnostics, UniPath, King Soopers/City Market, GE Healthcare and Abbott Diabetes Care. Special thanks to The Colorado National Guard for its continued 9Health Fair support through delivering supplies to volunteers and sites around the state. 

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