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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
![]() Michael J. Coughlin, MS Director, Health & Human Services* |
HEALTHY CITY FALL RIVER
This forum provides an opportunity to
expand on and link the mission of Healthy City Fall River with other health and other fields
that affect the well being of those who live and work in Fall River. After four years as the Health and Human Services Director, Michael J. Coughlin is stepping down to return to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he will serve in the newly created position of local health preparedness manager. |
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July 22, 2008Dear Friends, It has been my privilege to serve my adopted hometown of Fall River as Director of Health and Human Services for the past four years. But as many of you already know, I am moving on to something else. On August 4, I will assume a newly-created position at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) in the Bureau of Emergency Preparedness. As the Local Health Manager I will be working with health departments around the state on their emergency planning as well as providing them with other technical assistance. In the coming years DPH will be looking to regionalize more public health services, and I will be very involved in that initiative. I leave Fall River city
government with mixed emotions. I am excited about my new
opportunity but will miss the many people I have worked with so
closely for the past four years. Through
the collaboration between Partners for a Healthier Community and the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Healthy City Fall
River (HCFR) has built a permanent infrastructure to promote and
maintain the health of the community through collaborative
processes. For example, consider two signature programs closely
identified with HCFR:
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![]() Shannon Gang Prevention Initiative
Healthy City FR Spring Celebration
DPH
Regional Dialogue |
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