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Healthy City 2016 Related Activity Index

Use this chronological listing to find the related activities and resources that address Healthy City Action Plan goals


ACTIVITIES OCCURRING OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2016
 

AHA! Starry Night

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  Epicopal Mission Hub Meeting in Somerset

Click here for a seven-minute video

Healthy Neighborhoods Survey Meeting at the New Bedford YMCA   Zoe's Donated Coat Drive Birthday

Click here for a two-minute video

32nd Annual Children's Holiday Parade

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  Thirty photos from the Children's Holiday Parade
Alzheimer's and Dementia Support Educational Group

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  SSYI Tour at Greater Fall River Re-Creation

Click here for a 12-minute video

Thanksgiving Dinner at Towne House Clubhouse Program   AIDS Awareness Day at Gromada Plaza

Click here for a ten-minute video

Parent Information Center Opening at Durfee

Click here for an eight-minute video 

  Confronting Discrimination Training at the Boys and Girls Club

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Nutrition in Early Childcare with Dr. Meredith Dove

Click here for a two-minute video

  School Community Partnership on the Opioid Crisis

Click here for a 20-minute video

Thanksgiving Dinner at Morton Middle School

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  Quequechan River Rail Trail Health Impact Assessment

Click here for a 27-minute video

Mass Public Health Meeting and Expo in Worcester

Click here for a 1-hour video of Camara Jones,

  HealthFirst Family Care Center Health Fair

Click here for a five-minute video

Parent Academy Classes at the Greater Fall River Children's Museum   Candlelight Vigil for the Homeless at Steppingstone

Click here for a 24-minute video

McKinney-Vento Summit at the Parent and Community Engagement Center at B.M.C. Durfee High School   Viveiros Elementary School Walking School Bus

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World Diabetes Day at the Swansea Y

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  Confronting Discrimination Training at the Boys and Girls Club
Worksite Wellness Forum at the YMCA

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  Mass. Public Health Association Policy Council Meetings

Click here for a  three-and-a-half-minute video

Civic Engagement Advisory Committee at Bristol Community College   Child Protection Council Fall Training with Beth Williamson Ruse

Click here for a 15-minute video
MA DPH Officials Tour the Quequechan River Rail Trail

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  Cook Pond Bench Dedication on the Amity Nature Trail

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AHA! Moons and Monsters in Downtown

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  A Community Conversation on Suicide at the Y

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Family Fun Night at Watson Elementary School

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  Walking School Bus at Fonseca Elementary School

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Anti-Bullying Training at Diman Regional

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  A Low-Carb Approach to Managing Diabetes and Pre-diabetes at the Y

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DPH Determination of Need Listening Session

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  Chalk It Up for Breast Cancer at Saint Anne's Hospital
Job Fair at Government Center

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  Dementia Friendly Summit at White's Restaurant

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Health and Fitness Fair at the Stop & Shop Distribution Center

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  Sugar Talk at the Cathedral of Saint Mary

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Latino Walk on the Quequechan River Rail Trail

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  Family Fun Night at Argosy Collegiate Charter School

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Opioid Epidemic Provider Networking at the CIE

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  Helmet Give-Away on the Quequechan River Rail Trail

Click here for a six-minute  video

Mental Illness Awareness Week at the Corrigan Mental Health Center

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  International Walk to School Day

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White Ribbon Day at Government Center

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  Samaritans Suicide Awareness Walk at Bristol Community College

Click here for a twelve-minute video 

ACTIVITIES OCCURRING JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2016
 

National Recovery Month Celebration at Government Center

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Kids-A-Palooza in Downtown Fall River

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  BCC Campus Police Community Day

Click here for a three-minute   video

HealthFirst Second Annual Walkathon at Bristol Community College

Click here for a 3-minute video of the walk

  Seventh Statewide Inter-CHNA Gathering in Framingham

Click here for a 35-minute video of the opening session

Greater Boston Food Bank at SSTAR's South End Clinic

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  Steps Toward Recovery Walk at UMass-Dartmouth

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Resiliency Preparatory School Start of School Block Party

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  St Vincent dePaul Walk for the Poor at Kennedy Park

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Narrows Festival of the Arts

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  Celebration of Trees at North Park

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Helmet Give-Away at the Britland Park Pump Track   Quequechan River Rail Trail Walk with Senator Rodrigues

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Wellness Activities at South Elementary School

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  Community Leaders High Five Students to Welcome Them Back to School

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Overdose Awareness Procession and Bell Ringing at Saint Anne's

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  Presentation on Obesity and Diabetes to the Rotary Club

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Overdose Awareness Door to Door Outreach

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  Overdose Awareness Vigil at Government Center

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Quequechan River Rail Trail History Walk 

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  Cook Pond Amity Trail Completed

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New Farmers' Market at 45 Rock Street

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  Produce Distribution at the First Baptist Church

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Quequechan River Rail Trail Volunteer Recognition Picnic

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  WIC Field Day at Lafayette Park

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Overdose Awareness Week Announced

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  Quequechan River Rail Trail Walk and Talk with Carole Fiola

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Partners Presentation to the HealthFirst Medical Staff

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  Sugar Talk at Boys and Girls Club Camp Welch

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Quequechan River Rail Trail Yoga Session with Studio Life Art

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  Quequechan River Rail Trail Art Session with Studio Life Art

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Bike the Bioreserve with Bike Fall River

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  Get Steppin' 5K Steppingstone Fundraiser for the Homeless

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Family Fun Night at Heritage State Park

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  Pokemon GO at the Battleship Carousel

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Visit to the Seventh Street Garden

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  Patient Appreciation Month at HealthFirst Family Care Center

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Drums Alive at the Quequechan River Rail Trail

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  Sidewalk Improvements in the South and North End of Fall River

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Families Visit the Greater Fall River Children's Museum

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  Project Homeless Connect at Bristol Community College

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Salad Making at the Bishop Eid Community Garden

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  Flint Neighborhood Survey for the Healthy Neighborhood Project

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Cook Pond Trail Clearing with the  Conservation Youth Corps

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  Neighborhood News Show on Diabetes in the Portuguese Community with Carlos Cesar
Cambodian Culture Festival at Kennedy Park

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  Kennedy Park Farmers' Market

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Police and Public Palooza at Britland Park

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  Flint Pride Days Festival on Pleasant Street

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Mass in Motion Wayfinding Sign Installation

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  AHA! Fun and Games in Downtown Fall River

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Father Travassos Splash Park Opens

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  Lunch in the Park with the Kids on the Block at Kennedy Park

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Farmers' Market Coupons Distribution at WIC

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  Health and Resource Fair at Sunset Hill Housing Development

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Project Alert Drug Education at Pleasant View

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  Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Field Day at Kennedy Park

Click here for an eight-and-a-half-minute video

Hathaway Grant Supports WiggleKids at the Swansea Mall   Lt. Governor Polito at the Boys and Girls Club

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Healthy Neighborhoods Study Survey Training at the Y

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  Mass in Motion Wayfinding Sidewalk Sign Installation

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Mass in Motion Large Retailer Workshop

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  Chasing Big Bubbles at Ruggles Park with Greater Fall River Re-Creation

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Quequechan River Rail Trail Bicycle Committee Chair Views Along the River   Kayaking the Quequechan River around the Rail Trail

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ACTIVITIES OCCURRING APRIL THROUGH JUNE 2016
 

Bristol Elder Services Cooking Demo at Mitchell Apartments

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  Human Trafficking Forum at St. Luke's Hospital

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Fellowship Health Resources Health Fair

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  Safe Routes to School Award Presentation to David Assad of the Letourneau Elementary School
Walking Band Tour Concert

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  Family Focus Television Show with Partners and Mass in Motion Staff  Interviewed by Host Mike Moran
Partners Annual Design Team Action Plan Review Meeting   All America City Award Announcement at Government Center

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BOLD Basketball Tournament at Ruggles Park

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  GFR Re-Creation Community Boating Opening

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Greater Fall River Re-Creation Kick-off to Summer at Ruggles Park

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  Mass in Motion Helmet Give-Away

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Elder Abuse Prevention Conference at BCC

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  Low-Carb Approach to Diabetes with Dr. Weed

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RPS BOLD Youth Summit 

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  Walk the Quequechan River Rail Trail with a Southcoast Health Educator
Diabetes Resource Fair at People Incorporated

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  Breaking Down The Walls with Phil Boyte

Click here for a video of the morning session & here for a video of the afternoon 

Holmes Apartment Garden

Click here for a one-minute   video 

  Peace By Piece with Phil Boyte at the Boys & Girls Club

Click here for a 47-minute video of the event

The Ripple Effect with the CPC

Click here for a  video of the panel and here for a video of the Q&A 
  Presidential Middle School Fitness Test at Durfee High

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Family Fun Night at the Fonseca Elementary School

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  American Heart Association Heart Walk at UMass-Dartmouth

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Seventh Street Garden Construction with Lowe's

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  Resiliency Preparatory School Youth Empowerment Conference

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Family Fun Night at Watson Elementary School

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  Seventh Annual Worksite Wellness Conference

Click here for a  57-minute video of Mari Ryan's presentation

SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education at Fonseca

Click here for a five-minute video

  Quequechan River Rail Trail First Clean-up

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Fitness Challenge Finale at the Eagle Performing Arts Center

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  Family Fun Night at the South Elementary School

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Trips for Kids Meeting at the Boys and Girls Club

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  Massachusetts Safe Routes to School Walk to School Day

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The Seventh Day Adventist Church Welcomes Families

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  Family Fun Night at the Letourneau Elementary School

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Healthy Kid Day at the Fall River YMCA

Click here for a three-minute video of the event 

  NAMI Community Conversation at the Baptist Temple Church

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Seventh Street Garden Arbor Day Tree Planting

Click here for a nine-minute   video 

  Silvia School Fitness Challenge Activities.

Click here for a 18-minute video

Thursday Walks at Heritage State Park

Click here for a one-minute   video of the walk 

  Homeless Overflow Shelter Provider Awards

Click here for a five-minute   video of the presentation 

Kick Butts Day in Boston with Fall River Youth   Self-Resilience Training at Diman Regional High School
Poster Presentation at Rhode Island College

Click here for a nine-minute video 

  BOLD Color Run at the Industrial Park

 

Earth Day Celebration at Bristol Community College   Family Dental Clinic at HealthFirst

Click here for a two-minute video

 

WiggleKids Walkathon at the Swansea Mall

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  Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge Week Fourteen

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AHA! Fall River Think Globally Act Locally Event

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  Mass in Motion Wayfinding Survey
Science Author Gary Taubes Speaks at UMass Medical Center

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  Worksite Collaborative Presentation on Tobacco at Julius Koch

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Civic Engagement Summit at UMass-Dartmouth

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  Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge Week Fourteen with FitWorks Online

Click here for a 14-minute video

Ounce of Prevention Conference

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  Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Prize Winners Meet

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Family Literacy Fair at Kuss Middle School

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  Suicide Prevention Forum at Blessed Trinity Church

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Chair Yoga at the South Main Senior Center

Click here for a 10-minute   video

  Statewide Inter-CHNA Gathering in Wellesley

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The Law and the Opioid Crisis at UMass School of Law

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  Dance for Fitness at the Niagara Senior Center

Click here for an 11-minute   video

Presentation on Dietary Fats at the Mass. Dietetic Association

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Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge Week Twelve with FitWorks On-line

 

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ACTIVITIES OCCURRING JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2016
 

Suicide Prevention Training at Diman Regional High School   Resource Mapping at the Resiliency Preparatory School

Click here for a three- minute video of the event

Healthy Neighborhood Survey Presentation at the Southcoast Y

Click here for a video of  some of the conversation

  Opioid Crisis and Families Training at Rachel's Lakeside

Click here for a 15-minute video 

Sodium Session at the Niagara Senior Center

Click here for a 25-minute   video of the presentation

  Mass In Motion Walking Club at Kennedy Park
Fitness Challenge Week Eleven

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  South Coast Bikeway Summit at White's

Click here for a 22-minute video

Family Fun Night at Kuss Middle School

Click here for a 33-minute video

  Bank Street Community Garden Plans

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Baseball Clinic with Brian Rose

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  Fitness Challenge Week Ten

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Dr. David Ludwig at the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Click here for a fifty-minute video

 

Low-carb Weight Loss Group - What to Eat Every Day

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Walking at Kuss Middle School

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  Ship's Cove Food Survey

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Worksite Medical Emergency Planning

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  Low-carb Weight-loss w/ Dr. Weed Week 9

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Green Futures Hex Seep Walk   Worksite Relay for Life Presentation

Click here  for a 12-minute video

Reis Meat Market Mass In Motion Survey

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  South Coast Opioid Prevention Summit at Fort Taber

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 School Committee Member Meet Students

Click here for an eight-minute video

  Mass in Motion Wayfinding Hearing

Click here for a 46-minute   video 

Family Fun Night at the Atlantis Charter School

Click here for a 28-minute video

  Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge Week Nine with Fitness Fusion

Click here for a 17-minute video

Low-carb Weight Loss w/Dr.Weed 8

 

Weight-loss Week 8 video

 

  SSTAR 1422 Project Meeting

Click here for a two-minute video

YMCA Campaign Kick Off Breakfast at Whites

Click here for a 43-minute video

  Tufts Health Plan at the UN Community Partnership

Click here for an 18-minute video

Seeds of Sustainability Class at Bristol Community College

Click here for a 12-minute   video

 

2016 Challenge Week Eight

 

Week Eight video

Presentation to the Mayor's Office Staff at Government Center

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  Substance Abuse Prevention Planning 
UMass-Dartmouth College of Nursing Clinic in Somerset

Click here for a nine-minute video

  Career Day at B.M.C. Durfee High School

Click here for a four- minute video

 

Low-carb Weight Loss w/Dr.Weed 7

 

Weight-loss Week 7 video

 

 

2016 Challenge Week Seven

 

Week Seven video

Family Fun Night at the Macomber Elementary School in Westport

Click here for a 38-minute video

  Suicide Prevention Task Force Meeting at HealthFirst

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Low-carb Weight Loss w/Dr.Weed 6

 

Weight-loss Week 6 video

 

2016 Challenge Week Six

 

Week Six video

Heart Health Presentation at the North End Senior Center

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Low-carb Weight Loss w/Dr.Weed 5

 

Weight-loss Week 5 video

Presentation to our Legislative Delegation.

Click here for a 37-minute video 

 

2016 Fitness Challenge Week Five

 

Week Five video

Worksite Wellness Heart Walk Presentation

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  Family Fun Night at the Luther Elementary School
Youth Violence Prevention Planning Session

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2016 Challenge Week Four

 

Click here for a  seventeen-minute video

Low-Carb Session Four with Dr. Weed at the Fitness Challenge

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  Low-Carb Session Two with Dr. Weed at the Fitness Challenge

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Family Fun Night at the Greene Elementary School

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  Wish Come True Volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club

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Food Access Brainstorming Session

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  Low-Carb Session Two with Dr. Weed at the Fitness Challenge

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Fitness Challenge Week Two with Fitness Fusion

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  Low-Carb Nutrition Session with Dr. Weed at the Fitness Challenge

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Mass in Motion Walking Group at Kuss Middle School

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  Gang Model Research Training at the Boys and Girls Club

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MLK Day of Service Discussion at the Boys and Girls Club

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  Family Service Association Worksite Employee Support Program

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Family Fun Night at the Tansey Elementary School

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  Families at WiggleKids at the Swansea Mall
Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge Kick-off Health Fair

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  Substance Abuse Coordinator Named

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Forever Paws Polar Plunge

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  WIC Parent Academy Cooking Demo

Click here for a 22-minute video

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