The 2008 Deaf Health Fair was a SUCCESS!
Many thanks to the Michigan Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MADHH), Madonna University, Michigan Deaf Communities, professional interpreters, and Sign Language students for the first ever Deaf Health Fair in Michigan on October 11. Here are some notable highlights:
- Presenters included a Deaf MD Dr.
Michael McKee from New York, Deaf Audiologist Dr. Samuel Atcherson
from Arkansas, Deaf Lawyer Susan Gonzalez JD from California, Deaf
Psychologist Mel Whalen, Deaf Dentist Dr. Amit Batra, Deaf Nutritionist
Sandria Graham
- Thank you to so many Madonna folks who
devoted much time prior to the event and all day
Saturday Oct 11, thank you to Danny McDougall, Michael Meldrum, Celia
Sharpe, Stephanie Beatty, Sue Hasenau, Greg Conklin, Jeff
Fleshner
- Thank you to Karen Schmitz, Patria DeGuia,
Teresa Thompson, Nancy Kostin, Dave Hammerschmidt, Dorothy Cauzillo,
Pat Derry, Carol Fox, Emma Kent
- The co-directors, Christa Roy from the
University of Michigan Hospital and Dave Coyne from Michigan Association of
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Agency in Lansing both devoted more than 500 hours
each to the project, Mel Whalen a Deaf Psychologist invested more than 200
hours within the past year
- 400 Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing
people were in attendance
- Deaf panel on Diabetes, Carpal Tunnel,
HIV/AIDS, Addictions
- 8 medical workshops (totaling 14
hours) were offered during the day
- 80+ health screenings taken
- 50 flu shots
- Dental Screenings
- MU Nursing Student Association assisted
with 4 volunteers for glucose, blood pressure, weight
screenings
- University of Michigan School of Dentistry
provided 8 volunteers
- 25 professional interpreters from numerous
agencies around the state donated $3,250 worth of interpreting
services
- 4 captionists donated $945.00 worth of
captioning services
- Sign language students from Michigan State
University, Lansing Community College, Oakland Community College, Mott
Community College, Baker College who volunteered their time and talents
all day
- Gold Sponsors ($3,000.00 level) included
University of Michigan Health Systems, Michigan Association for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing (MADHS), Screenline, and Madonna University (in-kind
services)
- Silver Sponsors ($1,000.00 level) included
Sorenson Communications, Deaf Community Advocacy Network, and Advance
Bionics
- Bronze Sponsors ($500.00 level) included
Beaumont Hospitals, Cochlear America, John Niparko, MD, Med-El
Corporation
- 17 vendors bought $150.00 tables including
the University of Rochester Medical Center, New York
- Free healthy lunches from Mr.
Pita for the first 250 registrants
- Free t-shirts for all participants,
volunteers
- NO COST to any of the 400 people who
attended
Keep Checking out this website for updated Michigan resources for Deaf communities and information on Michigan's 2010 Deaf Health Fair!
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