Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly was invited to participate in a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Training  offered at the Brockton Public Library on November 18, 2016. The invitation was based on the HIA that was done in 2012 on the Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Trail that had been proposed at the time. The Trail construction was funded and subsequently opened for public use in June of 2016. Plans were first presented in April, 2011 and reviewed in 2012 along with other efforts to make Fall River more bicycle-friendly. The HIA Report completed in 2012 suggested a number of potential health benefits from the use of the Trail by residents of one of the poorest neighborhoods in the City of Fall River where the Trail is located. Ms. Kelly described how those benefits have accrued since the Trail opened in June of 2016. The Trail is an integral part of the Fall River Mass In Motion 1422 Project.  Click here for a 27-minute video of her presentation. Click here for her presentation slides. For more information about the project, contact Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly, at 508-324-2405

(Top row) Training participants, including Southeastern Department of Public Health Staff Member Maria Evora-Rosa, center, gather in at the Brockton Public Library. (Row two) Kathleen McCabe, Director of Policy and Practice at Health Resources in Action, begins the session and then introduces Kim Gilhuly, Program Director at Human Impact Partners who describe the elements of a typical Health Impact Assessment. (Rows three and four) Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly goes over the findings of the HIA Report completed in 2012 on the Alfred J. Lima Quequechan River Trail six months after its completion and then takes questions before returning to her seat next to  SSTAR Prevention Coordinator Eric Andrade,