Bring a camp to your town.
You know your community — who's uninsured, who hasn't seen a doctor in years, which hall everyone trusts. We know how to run a screening camp. Together, that's a Saturday that can change lives.
What every selected host receives. If you are selected to run your own camp, we give you a comprehensive planning document — venue checklists, volunteer roles, screening protocols, intake and consent forms, outreach templates and a day-of run sheet — and a member of our team works with you for the two months leading up to your camp, on a regular call schedule, from kickoff through the final walkthrough.
A one-day, free, preventive health screening camp.
A Wellfield camp turns a familiar local space into a pop-up preventive health clinic for a single day. It is built to be simple enough to repeat every month and thorough enough to matter.
- Free for everyone who walks in. No insurance, no ID requirement, no bill. Walk-ins are welcome; pre-registration is encouraged, not required.
- About 200 neighbors in a day. A camp runs roughly six hours and moves people through in about 45 minutes each.
- Five core screenings: blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, BMI and vision — the measurements that most often catch a silent, treatable problem.
- Education and referral built in. Everyone leaves understanding their numbers. Anyone with a concerning result leaves with a referral to nearby, affordable care.
- Run with local partners. A host organization, local volunteers, and — where possible — a nearby clinic or health department that agrees to receive referrals.
How a neighbor moves through the camp.
Each station is staffed by one or two volunteers. Clinical stations are run by licensed nurses, EMTs, pharmacists or physicians; every other station can be run by a trained community volunteer.
1 · Welcome & intake
A friendly face, a short intake form (name, age, a few health questions), and a consent form. The attendee gets a screening card that travels with them from station to station.
2 · Blood pressure
Seated, rested, measured twice. High readings are flagged on the card and rechecked before the attendee leaves.
3 · Blood glucose
A finger-stick glucose reading, with a note of whether the attendee has eaten. Elevated results are explained in plain language and referred.
4 · Cholesterol
A point-of-care lipid check from the same finger-stick where possible, so one small prick covers two screenings.
5 · Height, weight & BMI
Measured privately and recorded on the card. Framed as one number among several, never as a verdict.
6 · Vision
A distance-acuity check with a standard eye chart. Poor results are referred to a local optometrist or vision-assistance program.
7 · Health education
A short, plain-language conversation about what the numbers mean, what changes help, and take-home materials on blood pressure, diabetes, nutrition and where to get care.
8 · Results review & referral
A clinician reviews the whole card with the attendee. Anyone with a concerning result gets a referral to a nearby clinic, health department or sliding-fee provider — and help starting the paperwork before they leave.
Safety first. Camps screen; they do not diagnose or treat. Any attendee with a dangerously high reading is escorted to the clinician on site, and local EMS is notified of the camp in advance. Every host's planning document includes an emergency protocol.
Finding it early, close to home.
A screening camp does not replace a doctor. It does something a doctor's office cannot do for people who never get there: it finds the problem before it becomes an emergency, and hands the person a way in.
- It catches the silent conditions. Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and only a quarter have it controlled; 11 million adults have diabetes and don't know it. A camp is often the first time these numbers are measured.
- It removes the three biggest barriers at once: cost (it's free), distance (it's in town), and trust (it's run by neighbors, in a place people already know).
- It connects people to care that lasts. Every concerning result becomes a warm referral to a local provider, not just a pamphlet.
- It builds a habit. Monthly camps in the same region mean people come back, bring family, and watch their numbers improve.
- It gives towns a picture of their own health. Aggregate, de-identified results — never individual data — help hosts, clinics and county health officials see what their community needs most.
If you can fill a hall, you can host a camp.
Hosts are usually a local organization with one committed champion behind it. You don't need medical training — you need a room, a network, and a Saturday.
Who hosts
Churches, community centers, schools, libraries, fire departments, county extension offices, farm bureaus, Rotary and Lions clubs, employers, rural clinics and health departments.
What you bring
- A venue with room for 8 stations, seating and a private corner
- One local champion as our point of contact
- 10–15 volunteers for the day
- At least 2 licensed clinicians (nurse, EMT, pharmacist or physician) — we help you find them
- A date at least 8 weeks out
What we bring
- The comprehensive planning document
- A team member alongside you for the 2 months before camp day
- Screening protocols, intake & consent forms, and signage templates
- Volunteer role guides and a day-of run sheet
- Referral pathway templates and help lining up a receiving clinic
Eight weeks, one call at a time.
This is the schedule your Wellfield team member walks you through. Nothing here happens alone.
Kickoff
You receive the planning document. Together we confirm the date, the venue, the floor plan and the local champion's role.
Partners & clinicians
Line up licensed clinicians, a receiving clinic for referrals, and any local co-sponsors (a pharmacy, a co-op, a bank).
Volunteers & outreach
Recruit and assign volunteers to stations. Start outreach: church bulletins, the co-op board, the café counter, the county paper, social media, and a flyer in every mailbox you can reach.
Supplies & logistics
Confirm screening supplies, printed forms, signage, tables and chairs, a private area, water and snacks. Volunteer briefing call.
Final walkthrough
Walk the venue with the run sheet. Confirm clinicians, EMS notification, and the referral list. Last push on outreach.
Doors open
Set up at 7, open at 9, close at 3, debrief at 4. Your Wellfield contact is reachable all day.
Follow-up
Referrals are confirmed, thank-yous go out, and we share an aggregate summary of the day with you and your local partners.
What we look for.
We can only run so many camps a month, so we choose hosts where a camp will do the most good and has the best chance of succeeding.
Need
A rural community with limited access to primary care — long drives to a clinic, a high share of uninsured or underinsured residents, or a recent hospital or clinic closure.
A trusted venue
A place people already go, with enough room for eight stations and a private corner for results review.
A committed champion
One person who will be our point of contact for two months and can rally volunteers and spread the word.
A path to care
A nearby clinic, health department, or sliding-fee provider willing to receive referrals — or a willingness to help us find one.
Tell us about your town.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. If you are selected to run your own camp, we will give you a comprehensive planning document, and a member of our team will help you for the two months leading up to your medical camp.
Host application form
The online application is coming soon. In the meantime, email us and we'll get the conversation started.
Email us about hostingSelected hosts receive the comprehensive planning document and two months of hands-on support from a member of our team before camp day.