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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Nearly
fifty Steering Committee members and guests remained after the February
12, 2016 meeting of the Partners Steering Committee meeting to listen to a
short presentation about Partners' collaborative work and then to hear
from Senator
Michael Rodrigues and Representatives Carole
Fiola, Paul
Schmid III and Alan
Silvia. The special session was arranged to help the Legislative
Delegation understand the scope of collaborative efforts with which
Partners is involved and to provide an opportunity for Delegation members
to share their concerns regarding health issues facing the City of Fall
River. Senator Rodrigues spoke at length about a pending referendum
to legalize recreational marijuana, Representative Fiola echoed his
concerns and spoke about the many other challenges the City faces, and
Representative Schmild spoke about the efforts to make locally-grown food
more accessible. Click here for
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(Top row)
Nearly fifty Steering Committee members and guests listen as Chairperson
Lisa Alves welcomes the Legislative Delegation before introducing
Executive Director David Weed who presented a brief
overview of Partners work before opening the meeting to discussion.
(Row two) Senator
Michael Rodrigues begins the discussion by describing his opposition
to the pending referendum
to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. (Row three)
Representatives Alan
Silvia and Carole
Fiola follow with their remarks. (Row four) Outgoing Substance Abuse
Task Force Chair Chasity Armstrong-Menard listens to the discussion as
Fall River School's Health and Physical Education District Coordinator
Brad Bustin raises some questions about prevention education to Senator
Rodrigues. (Row five) Tracy Ibbotson of Saint Anne's Hospital, Wendy
Garf-Lipp of United
Neighbors of Fall River, and Annemarie Holly of Greater Fall
River Re-Creation listen and raise questions as Representative
Schmid listens.
(Row six) Representatives Silvia and Schmid listen along with Judith
Hahn of South Bay Mental Health, Patricia Robertson of Bristol Elder
Services, Annemarie Sawyer of the Fall River YMCA, and Fall River
Tobacco Control Coordinator Marilyn Edge. (Bottom row) Senator Rodriques
listen as
Mass
in Motion Fall River Coordinator
Julianne Kelly makes a point before the end of the meeting.
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