Identification of undiagnosed inflammatory arthritis in a community health fair screen.

Objective: To identify individuals with undiagnosed inflammatory arthritis (IA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a community health fair screen, and to establish in a health fair setting the diagnostic accuracy of combinations of the Connective Tissue Disease Screening Questionnaire (CSQ) and autoantibody testing for IA.

Methods: Screening for IA/RA was performed at health fair sites using a combination of the CSQ, joint examination, rheumatoid factor, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody testing. IA was defined as > or =1 swollen joint suggestive of synovitis on joint examination by a trained clinician.

Impact of a nurse telephone intervention among high-cardiovascular-risk, health fair participants.

Background And Objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet most individuals remain unaware of their risk. Current health fair models assess individual risk factors but miss the opportunity to assess, counsel, and follow-up with participants regarding global CVD risk. Objectives of this nurse telephone intervention were to (1) describe high-CVD-risk participants' healthcare-seeking behavior after the health fair and following a nurse telephone intervention and (2) describe CVD risk-reducing therapies provided to high-risk participants after the health fair and following a nurse telephone intervention.