Bristol Community College (BCC) held its annual Health and Wellness Fair on October 21, 2009, in the Commonwealth Center lobby to introduce students and faculty to the large variety of health and wellness resources in the Greater Fall River Area. About twenty providers displayed their services and gave participants a chance to meet and speak with representatives. "This is a terrific opportunity for students and faculty to learn about the many resources that are available outside of the campus", commented Carol Constantine of the BCC health services staff. "Many are simply unaware of all that is available in Fall River," she added. Agency representatives enjoyed opportunity to talk with people in person, one-on-one. Organizations represented included BCC Dental Hygiene, Big Friends/ Little Friends, HealthFirst Family Care Center, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, SSTAR Family HealthCare Center, The Samaritans, UMass School of Nursing, and Southcoast Tobacco Control. Click here to see photos of last year's event. For further information about health services at BCC, contact Health Services Coordinator Carol Constantine at 508-678-2811, Ext. 2232.

(Top row) Organizations, including the Healthy Lives program, displayed their information in the lobby of the Commonwealth Center. (Middle row, left) Vasco Massa talks with Jenna Lagasse of the Power 2 Save Lives Coalition. (Middle row, center) Abbey Mulholland receives a Reiki demonstration from Pat Stinson. (Middle row, right) Children In Balance (CIB) project manager Marcia Picard describes a nutrition booklet to BCC fitness center director Diane Hamel. (Bottom row, left) Rochelle Bennett joins Sarah Jeffries at CFC's Making Proud Choices table. (Bottom row, center) Marilyn Edge of the Fall River Tobacco Control program sits in front of some "Before You Light Up, Look Down" posters. (Bottom row, right) BCC Health Services Coordinator Carol Constantine talks with Abu Moro of Ghana at her table.