The Seventh Day Adventist Church has a strong emphasis on healthy living practices, and a number of their institutions specialize in health care. The Greater Fall River English and Portuguese Seventh Day Adventist Church at 2695 North Main Street teamed up with Southcoast Hospitals Group to host a workshop on Women's Health and Prevention Awareness on May 21, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Participants received information about health and health care, testing of blood pressure, cholesterol and bone density and a free car wash provided by church youth. The highlight of the morning activities was a PowerPoint presentation on women's health provided by Tim Vehlo, LPN, CSE, an employee of Southcoast Hospitals Group' RAPPP Program. This is the second event offered to the public by the church which seeks to engage people in positive health practices. For more information about this event or other health ministries of the church, contact Tim Velho or visit www.amazingfacts.org .
 

(Top row, center and right) Hanna Eccles and Diane Brown of Health Trax Fitness and Wellness offer information specific to women's health. (Middle row) Tim Velho LPN/ CSE/RAPPP Program Men's Programming Coordinator prepares for an educational presentation on women's health issues. (Bottom row, left) Southcoast Medical assistant Alda Silva takes a blood sample from Glenda Caldwell. (Bottom row, center) Irene Koroshofsky has her bone density measured by Susan Oliveira, RN, who along with Alda, staffs the Southcoast Healthcare Mobile van.