Several members of VOICES for a Healthy SouthCoast, of which Healthy City Fall River is a part, were present at the 11th Annual Awards Breakfast of the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) on June 7, 2013 at the State Room at 60 State Street in downtown Boston. MPHA Board President Steven Bradley opened the event with brief remarks followed by Executive Director Toby Fisher who summarized past accomplishments and the current agenda of the organization, including a summary of the Act FRESH Campaign. Dr. Andrew Balder of Springfield, MA, was presented with the Public Health Leadership in Medicine Award, followed by Steven Fisher of the Worcester-based Regional Environmental Council who received the Alfred Frescette award and Lisa Rene Holderby-Fox of MACHW and Barbara Ferrer of the Boston Public Health Commission who each received Lemuel Shattuck Awards. All were urged to support the organization by Boston University Associate Dean for Public Health Practice Harold Cox. Click here for a brief video of part of the event. Click here for photos from last year's event when VOICES was recognized. To learn more about becoming involved In VOICES, contact Nancy Bonell at 508-996-9622 X 25. 

(Top row) About 150 guests assemble in the State Room at 60 State Street with a terrific view of downtown Boston for the Annual Awards Breakfast event. (Row two, left) Southcoast Hospitals' Government Affairs Coordinator Sydney Patten applauds with Partners Executive Director David Weed. (Row two, center) Southcoast Hospitals' Community Benefits Manager Kerry Mello talks with former MPHA Executive Director and Westport resident Valerie Bassett. (Row two, right) SouthCoast Healthy Housing and Workplace Initiative (SCHHWI) Wellness Advisor Nicky D’Abrosca and YMCA Southcoast Vice President of Operations Nancy Bonell listen as the program begins. (Row three) MPHA Board President Steven Bradley and Executive Director Toby Fisher speak before Dr. Andrew Balder is presented with the Public Health Leadership in Medicine Award. (Bottom row, left) Former Board member and Boston University Associate Dean for Public Health Practice Harold Cox. urges those in attendance to contribute to MPHA. (Bottom row, center) Steven Fisher, right, of the Worcester-based Regional Environmental Council is photographed after receiving the Alfred Frescette award as Massachusetts Department of Public Health staff member and former Fall River Health and Human Services Director Michael Coughlin applauds.Other award recipients not pictured include Lisa Rene Holderby-Fox and Barbara Ferrer who each received Lemuel Shattuck Awards.