Over 200 participants attended a day-long conference on Health, Workplace and Environment: Cultivating Connections sponsored by the Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace held at the University of Connecticut at Storrs on October 17, 2013. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Ocupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), though he was unable to attend in person due to the recent government sequester. Other presenters included Conference Chair Dr. Pouran Faghri, Ms. Roselyn Cama, Dr. Michele Gelfand, and Dr. Martin Cherniak. Following lunch and poster presentations by local students, Dr. Cherniak led a series of paresentations and discussions by Dr. Manuel Cifuentes, Dr. Mira Grice Sheff and Dr. David Weed. Dr. Weed's presentation covered the work that has been done over the past year to develop a worksite wellness strategy for small businesses in Fall River as part of Partners for a Healthier Community's overall strategy. For more information about the presentation, contact Dr. Weed at 508-837-9029. (Middle row photos courtesy of Mari Ryan)

(Top row) Over 200 participants register for the first Health, Workplace and Environment: Cultivating Connections Conference held at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. (Middle row) Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace CPH-NEW Co-Director Dr. Martin Cherniack leads a panel presentation that included a presentation by Dr. Weed of Partners for a Healthier Community on the Small Worksite Wellness Project. (Bottom row) Family Service Associaiton Wellness Coordinator Susan Potvin and Mari Ryan, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Advancing Wellness, were among the attendees.