Phlebotomists, Registered Nurses, Doctors, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), Nurse Practioners, Pharmacists and more are needed to help draw blood and perform other free screenings like osteoporosis, Pap smears, skin screenings, and to call participants with critical or alert health situations. 9Health Fair, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, promotes health awareness and encourages individuals to assume responsibility for their own health.

"9Health Fair provides anyone 18 and older with an opportunity to get involved and to impact the health and wellness of people in their community," said Jim Goddard, president and CEO of 9Health Fair. "Volunteers are the lifeblood of 9Health Fair, and our community program would not be possible without their generous dedication and support."

Other medical screenings offered include oral, blood pressure, vision, fasting finger stick glucose, lung function, hearing, prostate/testicular screening, foot, body in balance and breast. Non-medical volunteers are needed to help 9Health Fair participants register, check forms, direct traffic flow, conduct height/weight/body mass index screenings and much more.

To volunteer at 9Health Fair's community health program, or to find a 9Health Fair near you, please visit www.9healthfair.org and click on the volunteer link or call 303-698-4455.

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 non-profit 501(c)(3) 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.