The SouthCoast Media Group held “Go Healthy! SouthCoast Expo,” a special health and wellness event, held on October 25, 2008, in the main lobby of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. The Expo was geared to serving healthy-minded consumers along with the SouthCoast area’s top health and wellness professionals and businesses. Free to the public, the event was designed to improve overall health awareness of the SouthCoast community. Nearly 500 attendees had the opportunity to participate in a wide array of free medical tests and screenings as  well as to gather information about concerns ranging from nutrition to health insurance. Physical fitness professionals also demonstrated simple exercises and yoga techniques that can benefit the entire family in reducing stress. Click here for the Standard-Times article about the event. For more information, contact Diane Nichols, Expo Coordinator, at SouthCoast Media Group at 508-979-4346.
 

(Top row, left) Katrina L. Francis, SPT, of Medical Survival Consultants presents "The Diabetic Mystery: The Truth About Pre-Diabetes" before an audience in the main auditorium. (Top row, center) Sally Sullivan, Martha Lally, Liz Adams, Maureen Desmarais, Beth Smith and Sandee Babineau of Bay State Gymnastics Academy pose in front of their booth after demonstrating the BodyPump. (Top row, right) Raquel Barrows watches as her ten-year-old son, Marcus, performs CPR on a dummy designed to test his skills as Dan Shea of Medical Survival Consultants show him how he is doing on a meter. (Middle row, left) Shirley Rodrigues has her blood pressure taken by UMass-Dartmouth nursing student Amy Adams as Josiah Bertolino sits at the display table with information from the Partnership for Healthcare Excellence. (Middle row, right) Terry Gomes of St. Luke's Hospital prepares to take Benjamin Troya's blood pressure at the Southcoast Hospitals booth. (Bottom row, left) Jay Kruger of The Biggest Loser talks with some of the Expo attendees prior to a Q & A that he did with his brother, Mark. (Bottom row, center) SouthCoast Media Group staff Leslie Poulin, Lauren Moreau and Diane Nichols, who organized the event, pose for a photo in the school lobby. (Bottom row, right) C.O.A.S.T. board member Marcia Picard talks with Diabetes Advocate Virginia Senna-Davis of the Fall River/New Bedford Diabetes Association in front of their table at the event.