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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
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(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. |
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