Junior League CARE Fair to Offer Free Medical & Social Services, August 3 & 4

                July 30, 2007:  Salt Lake City.  Dr. David N. Sundwall, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health, will speak to community leaders, and Junior League CARE Fair supporters and donors at the Junior League CARE Fair Luncheon, to be held August 3, 2007 on the importance of health services for the under- and un-insured in Utah.  The luncheon is being offered to provide community leaders, CARE Fair supporters and the local media the opportunity to understand and see firsthand the impact of the Junior League CARE Fair in providing free health services to local families and individuals in need of basic medical services.

                The luncheon is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 3 at the Horizonte Instructional & Training Center located at 1234 South Main Street, Salt Lake City.  Dr. Sundwall will address attendees at approximately 12:10 p.m., with a ½ tour of the Junior League CARE Fair (which will be in progress) to begin at 12:30 p.m.  The tour will be open to all in attendance, including media. 

Dr. Sundwall, was appointed by Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. to serve as Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) in January 2005. In this capacity, he supervises a workforce of almost 1,400 employees, and a budget of almost $1.8 billion.  Dr. Sundwall previously served as President of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) until May 2003, when he was appointed Senior Medical and Scientific Officer.  Dr. Sundwall has extensive experience in federal government and national health policy, including serving as Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and HHHuman Services (HHS), and as Assistant Surgeon General in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (1986-1988). He also served as Director of the Health and Human Resources Staff (Majority) of the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee (1981-1986).  Dr. Sundwall graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine, and completed a 4-year residency program in Harvard University's Family Medicine Program.

                Now in its 15^th year, and the largest health fair of its kind in Utah, the Junior League CARE Fair helps low-income, underinsured and noninsured families in obtain free medical services and community agency information by providing free services in one central location.  This year’s Junior League CARE Fair will offer more than 15 medical services from over 300 local medical volunteers, as well as information from representatives of more than 50 community agencies, and is expected to serve over 3,300 people during the 2-day event. 

                Serving the Salt Lake community since 1931, the Junior League of Salt Lake City, Inc. is an organization of more than 600 women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action, education and leadership of trained volunteers.  The Junior League donates 20,000 to 25,000 volunteer hours and approximately $250,000 annually to address critical issues in the community. 

                The Junior League CARE Fair will be open to assist clients from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, August 3, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, August 4.  For more information on the Junior League of Salt Lake and the Junior League CARE Fair, visit www.jlslc.org, or call the Junior League CARE Fair hotline at (801)355-1868.

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