Hundreds of people lined up for the opening of the Southcoast Health Expo presented by WSAR Radio and Southcoast Hospitals Group at White's Restaurant on Sunday, March 18, 2012. Over thirty vendors were on hand to provide information, free samples and prizes to those who attended the free event. Free blood and blood pressure checks were offered by vendors and  material was available about stroke recognition. As in past years, prizes were raffled off by WSAR Radio staff and the entire event was broadcast live by the radio station staff who used the event  as an opportunity to do live interviews with many representatives of the participating organizations. Click here for a three-minute video at the event. Click here for photos of the 2009 Expo and here for photos of the 2009 Expo. Click here for photos of the 2006 health fair. For more information about the event, contact Hector Gauthier at  508-678-9727.
 

(Top row) People line up before Hector Gauthier of WSAR Radio and Susan Carron of Southcoast Hospitals Rejab Marketing open the doors at White's Restaurant. (Middle row) People register for the raffle drawing before Hector interviews Tom O'Neill of Coastal Orthopedics and Bristol Community College massage therapy student David Carrasquillo offer a free massage. (Bottom row, left) Fifteen-year-old Alex Lastra steps on the scales under the direction of Sue Sherman, Team Leader of the Brain and Spine Services for Southcoast Hospitals, as Sue's daughter, Megan, watches. (Bottom row, center) Kristen Gunderson of People, Inc. stands behind her display for the Diabetes Association. (Bottom row, right) Southcoast Hospital cardiovascular risk program coordinator Donna Querim draws blood for a cholesterol check of Brenda Guimond of Dartmouth.