Greater Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc. sponsored a day-long Work@Health Training for a small number of local wellness personnel on September 24, 2014. Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras participated in the Work@Health Training Institute in Baltimore, MD, on April 2nd and 3rd, 2014 to become a certified trainer. A final requirement of the training was that she provide a Work@Health training for a small number of local employers. The program is a comprehensive workplace health training that supports employer worksite health efforts by helping employers develop a skill set and capacity to build or enhance science-based workplace health programs. Now that she has completed the training, she will assist local worksites with creating or expanding worksite wellness programs. Click here for a nine-minute video of the introduction to the training. For more information, contact Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras at 774-400-4466.

(Top row) Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras welcomes five trainees to the day-long workshop held at Family Service Association headquarters in downtown Fall River. (Row two) Family Service Association Director of Quality Improvement Susan Potvin, R.N., YMCA Southcoast Worksite Wellness Coordinator Michelle Alves, and Josh Clare of PT Health and Safety Solutions get started with the training. (Row three) Ms. Potvin and Fall River Herald News Business Director Carolyn Blackmar describe some of their worksite policies and practices. (Bottom row, center) Ms. Alves and Michelle Cabral of Blount Fine Foods talk about how they will use the material at their worksites.