Employees at Lightolier, a Fall River lighting company in the Airport Industrial Park with over 600 employees, had the opportunity to meet with representatives of over two dozen health and health care providers at its first company-wide health fair held on October 22, 2008. Workers could get their blood pressure checked, get their body fat analyzed, or have a free massage courtesy of Eternity Massage in Swansea. "This is a terrific opportunity for our employees to learn about all of the wonderful health and health care resources in our community," comment occupational therapist Mary Dunn. "It worth the time we give our employees to learn how healthy they are and what they might do to improve their health status," she added. Lightolier has been a leader in bringing health resources to the worksite. Click here, here, and here to see some of the things the company has done. For more information about the market, contact Wellness Committee member Mary Dunn at 508-679-8131.
 

(Top row, left) Former Lightolier employee nurse Catherine Theodore, R.N. who now works for United Health Care, checks Russell Watts' body fat percentage. (Top row, center) United Health Care staff member Mary Beth Arnold watches as Bob Lariviere checks his body fat percentage while Don Garant looks on from the right. (Top row, right) Ms. Theodore talks over the results of her test with Heidi Philips while Jose Silva looks on. (Middle row, left) Rick Gallant looks over items on the Diabetes Association table. (Middle row, center) Lightolier Vice President of Human Resources Tim McGowan and Occupational Health Nurse, Mary Dunn, R.N., stand in front of the health fair in the employee cafeteria. (Middle row, right) Liz Furtado of Eternity Massage in Swansea offers a free massage while Joe Rodrigues waits his turn in line. (Bottom row, left) Claudia Choquette looks on while George Silva gets his blood pressure checked by Marcy Couitt of the Southeastern Massachusetts Visiting Nurse Association. (Bottom row, center) Diabetes Association advocate Virginia Senna-Davis talks with one of the employees. (Bottom row, right) Joe Santos and Claudette Cooper hand a free pumpkin to employee Maurice Ouellette as he leaves the fair.