The HealthFirst Family Care Center celebrated a family day of summer fun on Saturday, May 19, 2007. This free event was designed to emphasize the importance of increased physical activity, good nutrition and summer safety for the entire family. HealthFirst’s Pediatrician Nidhi Koul, M.D. stated, “It’s important for children and their parents to be physically active and make healthy food choices in order to maintain good health”. Activities included music and dance contests provided by DJ Mike Cordeiro, a visit by Spider Man and the Fall River Fire Department’s Sparky the Fire Dog. The Bristol County Sheriff’s office provided a child identification program. The Fall River Police Department offered information on child passenger safety and the Fall River WIC Program provided  summer food safety tips. HealthFirst is a non-profit community health center whose mission is to provide quality health care to those who would not otherwise have access to care, especially those who do not have health insurance. Now open seven days a week, HealthFirst offers convenient evening hours and same-day sick appointments to ensure greater access to health care. Click here for photos of a similar event two years ago. For more information services offered by HealthFirst, call Paula Harrison at 508-679-9376, Ext. 204.
 

(Top row, left) Spiderman talks with Dillon Bento, 5, Dion Millsap, 8, and Trevor Gonsalves, 5, in the HealthFirst parking lot, while Dion's mother taps him on the shoulder. (Top row, center) HealthFirst accounts payable staff member Connie Melanson stands behind the stuffed monkey guarding the fruit table with Chairman of the HealthFirst Board of Directors Gene P. Alves. (Top row, right) Two and a half-year-old Ciara Addington shows Spiderman her new washable tattoo while Dillon Bento looks on. (Middle row, left) Jeremy Campo has his finger print recorded by Deputy Sanchez of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office while his father, Jessie, looks on in the background. (Middle row, center) Jim Costa joins the children as his wife and the Center billing clerk, Liz, leads the group in a "chicken dance" to the tunes of MC Music Productions.(Middle row, right) Billing supervisor Florence Jackson puts a "I'm one brave hero" Spiderman sticker on four-year-old Heyden Kelly. (Bottom row, left and center) Director of Community Relations and Development Paula Harrison watches as CFO Julie Almond has Ethan Bento and his brother Corey "wash" their hands with a "Glow Germ" cream that shows the spots they missed under black light. (Bottom row, right) Robin Pacheco, left, sends her two-year old Oliviea to shake hands with Fall River Fire Department’s Sparky the Fire Dog.