Partners for a Healthier Community

The Healthy City Fall River Design Team held its first meeting following the March 25th Summit. Fall River Health and Human Services Director led the agenda with a discussion of an application that he is filing later this month with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Abuse Services and Executive Office of Health and Safety, Safe and Drug Free School and Communities to develop and implement youth-focused Comprehensive Environmental Prevention Plans for the prevention of heroin and other opiod use. If successful, the City of Fall River will be the lead agency for the $80,000 grant.Tthe application will be based on the Action Plan currently being developed by Healthy City Fall River and Partners for a Healthier Community.

Design Team Meeting
held at the
UMass Professional and
Continuing Education Center

139 South Main Street

May 13, 2004

The first draft of the Healthy City Fall River 2004-2009 Action Plan was reviewed by the Design Team. This plan will be submitted to Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. for final review, and once adopted, will be distributed widely throughout the city. The plan is based on input received from city residents during visioning sessions held throughout the city last summer and voted on last fall. The final shape of the action plan was discussed at the March 25th Healthy City Summit held at Bristol Community College. The plan will include over 40 existing activities that address five Action Priority Areas as well as a number of new activities funded by Healthy City Micro-grants to be awarded in June.