PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY  | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER

Health Education: Achievement and maintenance of optimal health today requires considerable knowledge about ways of obtaining a nutritious diet, methods to maintain a healthy weight, and techniques for getting regular and vigorous exercise. For those who use tobacco products, learning successful strategies for cessation and obtaining the support to quit is also an essential part of a community's health education resources.

Priority Sub-Areas:

3, A) Nutrition and diabetes education
3, B) Tobacco education
3, C) Physical fitness education

  PROJECT ORGANIZATION   PROJECT ORGANIZATION

Pick a Better Snack Program Massachusetts Extension Service and Fall River Schools

Quitworks, Soutcoast
Hospitals Group

Southcoast Hospitals Group

Branch Community Supper

First Baptist Church

St. Anne's Hospital Community Benefits

St. Anne's Hospital

Food, Fun and Fitness Program Health First Family Care Center CV Risk Assessment, Durfee High School Southcoast Hospitals Group and Fall River Public Schools

Mayor's Child Nutrition Partnership 

Mayor's Child Nutrition Partnership 

Wellness Center, Durfee High School 

Fall River Public Schools

Partners Healthy Lifestyles Work Group

Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc.

Families Preventing Diabetes

Diabetes Association, Inc.

Families Preventing Diabetes; Keep Moving

Diabetes Association, Inc.

Girl Scout Troops

Girl Scout Council of Southeastern Massachusetts

Quaker Fabric Corporation Quaker Fabric Corporation. Neighborhood Summer Festivals  

Tar Wars, Southcoast Hospitals Group Southcoast Hospitals Group Childhood Obesity Program WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Nutrition Program
Community Outreach Program Visiting Nurse Association of SE Mass Healthy Cooking Classes International Institute of Culinary Arts
Wellness Guidelines Fall River Public Schools Hip Hop With Us! Diabetes Association, Inc
Health Education for Men and Women Steppingstone, Inc. Freedom From Smoking

St. Anne's Hospital

Diabetes Education Program Bristol Elder Services, Inc. Health and Wellness Program Visiting Nurse Association of SE Mass
Youth Tobacco Education NB Center for Human Services Wellness Guidelines Fall River Public Schools
Diabetes Education Program St. Anne's Hospital Fall River Farmers' Markets Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership
Big Friends Little Friends Healthy Choices Family Service Association Government Center Healthy Lifestyles City of Fall River Personnel Department
It's Your Game Fall River Community Tennis Association Healthy City Video Fall River Educational Television (FRED-TV)
Connolly Nutrition Committee Bishop Connolly High School