Fall
River
Office
of
Economic
Development
Finance Director Steve
Parr, Project Manager Angela Bannister,
Flint Merchant Association President Carlos Cesar and Healthy City Fall
River Coordinator Dr. David Weed
meet at
the Main Street Cafe and Bakery to talk about the benefits of the Small Worksite
Wellness Program.
Greater
Fall River Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc. (Partners) recently
announced
the launch of the Greater Fall River Small Worksite Wellness Project (SWWP).
Partners
was recently funded by the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Center for the
Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace to conduct a research program
to evaluate a new wellness initiative for local small businesses.
The
$18,249 grant will pay for start-up costs and evaluation to learn what works
best to engage employees of small businesses in a healthier lifestyles. Business
owners in the Greater Fall River Area with fewer than 25 employees will be invited to participate in a
six-month program at no cost that will pay for incentives and provide supports
to employers who want to see their employees improve their health status.
The
program will offer opportunities to engage in fitness programs, nutrition
education, smoking cessation, substance abuse prevention, stress management,
occupational health and safety, and other specific interventions designed to
reduce illness or injury both on and off the job. Resources for the program will
be drawn from local organizations who have been engaged with Partners for a
Healthier Community, Inc. and the Healthy City Fall River initiative.
Click
here for the Herald News article. For more
information about the program,
contact
Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela
Bannister at 774-400-4466.
Working to improve the health and productivity of
Southcoast employees!
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