CVS – HEALTH FAIR
Heartburn Awareness (10/14/2012)
Last week I volunteered at the heartburn awareness
booth at the CVS grand opening health fair. It was a really great event since
we had several students from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. In
addition to the heartburn awareness booth, there was the smoking cessation,
blood pressure, diabetes, and flu shot booths.
Herky, the University of Iowa mascot, and the cheerleaders were also
there making it a very fun and educational event for everyone. Our booth had a
spinning wheel which the people could spin and then answer a question about
heartburn awareness. If they answered the question correctly then they won a
small prize. The kids loved spinning the wheel and trying to answer a question
and the adults found the information useful. The adults especially liked the
brochures such as the stop & select pocket guide. The guide includes a list of foods that do
and do not cause heartburn. The red code warns patients to stop and reconsider
the food choice, yellow code advises patients to consume with discretion and
the green foods are a go with little potential to cause heartburn. Below is a link to the stop and select food guide. It was great learning experience to educate the people about heartburn and how to prevent it. My favorite moment of the event was when Herky spun the wheel and tried to answer a heartburn question!
