Staff from the Family Service Association (FSA) were invited to an employee health fair held in the community room at the First Congregational Church on May 14, 2014. Participants had the opportunity to learn about a variety health resources from a number of local providers including Integrative Reflexology, Floor Time Studios and Partners for a Healthier Community. "We've invited many of our community partners to join us and to share some  information with our employees about good health and good nutrition and just living a healthy lifestyle", said FSA CQI and Employee Wellness Director Susan Potvin, R.N. FSA has operated an employee wellness program for over ten years. The program has been recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as a model program for employers. FRA has been an active participant in the Southcoast Worksite Health and Wellness Collaborative and will soon become one of the first participants in the national Work@Health program of the Centers for Disease Control. Click here for a 3-minute video of the Fair. For more information about the FSA worksite wellness program, contact Susan Potvin, R.N. at 508-324-2405. For more information about the Southcoast Worksite Health and Wellness Collaborative, contact Angela Bras at 774-400-4466.

(Top row) Family Service Therapeutic Mentoring Program staff member Joshua Borges signs in at the health fair with CQI staff member Melissa Fallon as New Beford Family Service Association (FSA) staff member Jennifer Baptista visits the tables and helps herself to some healthy food. (Row two) Chris Barker of Floor Time Studios demonstrates the SurfSet Fitness Program equipment to FSA Chief Operating Officer Phil Allard and FSA CSA Coordinator Denise Hoyt. (Row three) Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras talks with Joshua Borges about sugar-sweetened beverages while FSA CQI and Employee Wellness Director Susan Potvin, R.N. offers some fruit smoothies, and Silverbrook Farms Owner Andrew Pollock talks with FSA staff members Sandae McKenna andRobin McGinn about Community Supported Agriculture. (Bottom row) Sandra Ickenrieiter of Integrative Reflexology offers foot massages as Jeaniene Starkwell, right, of the FSA Guardianship Program responds with a smile.