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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
14th and last Family Fun Night of the school year took place at the Atlantis
Charter School on June 8, 2017. Partners
School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard
welcomed eighty parents and children to participate in a program that engages them in some healthy
movement while learning about
nutrition and a range of community resources that they
can access to maintain or improve their health. Participants
were offered sessions on nutrition with Chef Jessica
Williams of Creating
Healthy Solutions and one on
moving to music with Fitness Leader Mike Ramos. Participants also had the opportunity
to speak with representatives
of a dozen agencies including BMC HealthNet
Plan, Children's
Advocacy Center, DCF
Foster Parenting, Early Childhood/Family Community
Engagement, CFC
Head Start, Fall
River Women's Center, HealthFirst
Dental Program, New York Life
Insurance, People Incorporated,
Saint Anne's
Hospital, Stanley
Street Treatment and Resources , WIC,
and Partners
for a
Healthier Community covering its
Sugar-Free Challenge. Click here for a
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(Top row) Parent Partner Coordinator Melissa St. Pierre signs in second grader Sydney Vanasse and her parents, Pete and Stephanie Vanasse before Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomes the audience and explains the evening events before sending them on their way to three different stations. (Row two) Chef Jessica Williams of Creating Healthy Solutions talks about the importance of including healthy fats in one's diet along with reducing processed foods. (Rows three through five) Fitness Leader Mike Ramos gets parents and children moving to music in several fun exercises. (Row six) Linda Hennessey of the HealthFirst Dental Program talks with students and parents while DCF Foster Parenting and WIC also describe their programs. (Row seven) Parents and children talk with Stephanie Joyal of the Children's Advocacy Center and Partners Outreach Manager Jack Shipley about problems with sugar sweetened beverages and the benefits whole milk. (Bottom row) Marcia Picard works with Physical Education Teacher Jon Taradash and Nurse Chris Biener to give bags of groceries as door prizes to two of the ten winning ticket holders, Nalani Roach and Trevor deGagne, at the end of the program. |
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