Bristol Community College (BCC) held its annual Health and Wellness Fair on October 2, 2014, in the Commonwealth Center atrium to expose students and faculty to the large variety of health and wellness resources in the Greater Fall River Area. About twenty-five providers displayed information about their services and gave participants a chance to meet and speak with representatives. Carol Constantine of the BCC health services staff was on hand to welcome participants to the annual event. Organizations represented included BCC Dental Hygiene, the BOLD Coalition, Fall River WIC Program, Fall River Women's Center, Family Service Association, HealthFirst Family Care Center, Family Planning, Fall River Fire Prevention, Fall River Tobacco Control, Food Addicts Anonymous, Partners for a Healthier Community, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, SSTAR Women's Center, and the Southcoast Mobile Van. Click here for a three-minute video of the event. Click here to see photos of the 2010 event. For further information about health services at BCC, contact Health Services Coordinator Carol Constantine at 508-678-2811, Ext. 2232.

(Top row, left) Tobacco Control Coordinator Marilyn Edge talks with BCC Health Services Coordinator Carol Constantine and BCC President John Sbrega. (Top row, center) Physician Dr. Henry Vaillancourt jokes with Dr. Sbrega. (Top row, right) Patricia Demeo, RN, talks with Mike Moran and Ramona Turcotte of Family Service Association. (Row two) BCC Student Christopher Pritchard looks over information given to him by WIC Program Health and Nutrition Community Coordinator Lisa Alves while Ady Pratt and Marisol Soto of the Fall River Women's Center talk with  Angela Amaral of Seven Hills Behavioral Health table. (Row three) BCC Student Jaime Velilla talk with Food Addicts Anonymous volunteers; Patricia Demeo and BCC Student Kristen Fredette talk with Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras; and  a student talks with representatives of the BCC Dental Hygiene Program. (Bottom row, left)  BCC Student Alexander Arce talks with BOLD Coalition staff Mike Aguiar, Kyle Duart and Maureen Brisson. (Bottom row, center and right) Citizens for Citizens Family Planning staff member Ann Medeiros talks with SSTAR Women's Center Director Dale Brown before she talks with Mike and Kyle about a dress illustrating domestic violence she has on display.