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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Quaker Fabric Corporation |
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The Quaker Fabric Corporation is working with the Diabetes Association's Employer Outreach Program on a two-year effort to train all Quaker Fabric employees in recognizing and preventing diabetes among its employees. For more information and photos of this event, click here. |
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| Priority Area: | Health Education |
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3, A) Nutrition and diabetes education |
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Goal: |
To decrease the incidence of diabetes and pre-diabetes among the Fall River population |
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Method(s): |
Educational sessions to the management team and the entire workforce |
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| Timeline: |
Beginning 2004. |
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| Indicators: |
To be determined. |
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| Progress: | Working in cooperation with the Diabetes Association, numerous educational sessions on diabetes prevention were provided to the management team and the entire workforce in both English and Portuguese. | |
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How citizens can get involved: |
Citizens who speak Portuguese can help the Diabetes Association deliver these sessions. |
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| Contact Information: |
Jennifer Tenreiro, Quaker Fabric Specialist, 508-678-1951 |
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