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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The Viveiros Elementary School hosted a Family Fun Night on
October 2, 2014 to engage
both students and their parents in some healthy fun while learning about
nutrition and a range of community resources that they
can access to maintain or improve their health. Over 200 participants
were offered a talk about food by Saint Anne's Hospital Dietitian Laurie
Hammontree, a chance to get moving to music by Mike Ramos and Lindsay
Dimano, and the opportunity to talk with representatives of fifteen
agencies, including BMC HealthNet,
Child
and Family Services, the Department
of Children and Families, Early Childhood/Family Community Engagement,
Fernandes
Center for Children, Greater Fall River Re-Creation, HealthFirst Dental Program;
Katie Brown Educational Program, Partners for a Healthier Community Soda-free
Pledge, People Incorporated,
Road to Healing, Saint Anne's Hospital,
Southcoast Health, Viveiros PTO and WIC.
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(Top row) Parents sign in and get their stickers and door prize ticket before joining over 200 others to be welcomed by School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard. (Row two, left) Michael Ramos, right, gets one group going in fun exercises in the gym. (Row two, right) Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras, right, talks with six-year-old Ahmiaha Maderia and her mother, Stacie Hartfield, about sugar-sweetened beverages. (Row three) Holly looks over material at the HealthFirst Dental Program table as Heather Coelho of talks with five-year-old Ava Costa, and Robin Jones of the People Incorporated Early Intervention Program talks with Madelyn Ortiz. (Row four) Saint Anne's Hospital Dietitian Laurie Hammontree talks about portion sizes of food as parents and children look over written material and respond to questions about food. (Bottom row) Viveiros School Vice-Principal Richard Leeman and Administrative Manager Carol Viveiros draw raffle tickets and distribute grocery bags to five lucky families. |
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