Employees at Philips Lightolier, a Fall River lighting company in the Airport Industrial Park with over 400 employees, participated in its fifth annual company-wide health fair held on October 4, 2012 in the company cafeteria. Workers could get their blood pressure and cholesterol checked by Southcoast Hospital staff or get information from Saint Anne's Hospital or twenty community health organizations in the Greater Fall River area, "We always get a great response from our employees" commented occupational therapist Mary Dunn. "They know that the more they know about their health, the healthier they will be," she added. Lightolier has been a leader in bringing health resources to the worksite. Click here for photos of last year's event, and  here, here, and here to see some of the things the company has done. For more information about the market, contact Mary Dunn at 508-679-8131. (Photos by Angela Bannister)
 

(Top row, left) Linda Quinn and Kathy Friar of the Greater Fall River United Way stand beside their display. (Top row, center) Lightolier occupational therapist Mary Dunn displays some apples with Claudia Choquette. (Top row, right) Michelle Alves of the Fall River YMCA stands beside her display. (Row two, left) Lisa Alves of the WIC program and Linda Hennessey of HealthFirst Family Care Center sit behind their display. (Row two, right) Scott Fastino of General Fitness poses for a photss with Lightolier employee Gene Sartini. (Row three, left) Healther Graham of Milton Chiropratic displays a table of spine samples. (Row three, center) Lightolier employee get hand massages and cholesterol checks. (Row three, right) Kristen Pacheco of People, Inc.'s Diabetes Association stands next to her display. (Bottom row, left and center) Laura Morits and Norbert Klotz of My Chef Lara talks about their personal chef services. (Bottom row, right) Lightolier employees Sherry Leonard and Debora Diegoli pose for a photo during their lunch-time walk.