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Fall River Children In Balance is a two-year childhood obesity prevention research study funded by Tufts University. Fall River is one of only 6 communities in the country chosen to receive this grant whose target audience is 1st through 3rd grade students and their family adults. CIB is a holistic approach to nutrition and fitness designed to affect younger elementary school students in their classroom settings, during after school programs and at recreational facilities, as well as choices their family adults make when they grocery shop or dine out. Children in Balance works with teachers and UMass Amherst health educators to bring nutrition education directly into classrooms. In addition, because school nutrition is a major component of the grant, CIB is partnering with Fall River school food services to extensively upgrade school menus and the way in which school foods are prepared and presented. Though the long term results of this program will take several years to realize, what these children and their families are learning now will build upon similar messages delivered by the Healthy City Fall River initiative and its many partnering City agencies, ideally resulting in positive, sustainable life style changes.

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Welcome to Jenny's Blog

March 16, 2009 by Jenny DiBlasi

Welcome to Jenny's Blog.  This section has been created to help connect the community!  Through my previous work with United Neighbors of Fall River and currently People, Inc., I have been working to connect parents, youth, residents, business leaders, health & human service providers and many others to resources, information and events within the Fall River community.

Diabetes Association New Bedford Programs

March 10, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

Are you living with diabetes or newly diagnosed?
Are you a care giver of someone with diabetes?
Are you at risk for diabetes?
 
    

New Mom's Group at Seven Hills

March 3, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

 Are you a new mom?              
 
  • Feeling overwhelmed?
  • Crying frequently?
  • Worrying excessively?
  • Irritable?
If so, please join our new group to share with other new mothers experiencing the same emotions. Learn strategies for adjusting to your new role in a safe non-judgmental environment.

Diabetes Association Has a New Program Director!

March 2, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

People, Incorporated News Release 
For immediate release
February 15, 2010
 
People, Incorporated is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Ramos as the Program Director for the Diabetes Association of Massachusetts.
 
Under the direction of the Family Advocacy and Community Education division of People, Incorporated, Michael will assist with the development of goals to increase youth programming, family education, and expand the assistance of the Diabetes Association of MA to the newly diagnosed clients within our community. 

Saint Anne's offers nursing, health care scholarships

March 2, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

By Staff reports
GateHouse News Service
Posted Feb 25, 2010 @ 08:28 AM
Fall River —

LECTURE BY RUI MACHETE, PRESIDENT OF THE LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, AT UMASS-DARMOUTH

February 25, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *

CONTACT:* Frank F. Sousa, Director fsousa@umassd.edu (508) 999 8255 www.portstudies.umassd.edu

LECTURE BY RUI MACHETE, PRESIDENT OF THE LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, AT UMASS-DARMOUTH * *

February 23, 2010 – Dartmouth, MA. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture announces a lecture, “Transatlantic Challenges in an Age of Global Transformations: Portugal-US Relations,” by Rui Machete, President of the Luso-American Foundation. The event—free and open to the public—is scheduled for Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 3 p.m. in the Board of Trustees Room, Foster Administration Building (Parking Lots 5 & 6). Rui Chancerelle de Machete is President of the Luso-American Foundation of Lisbon, whose major mission is to foster economic, educational, and cultural relations with the United States. Dr. Machete, who is retiring this year, has led the Foundation since 1988. He has also been professor of constitutional and administrative law at the Portuguese Catholic University and at the University of Lisbon. He was a member of the Portuguese Parliament and over the years held the following leadership positions in different administrations of the Government of Portugal: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice, Minister of Social Affairs, and Secretary of State for Emigration. He was also on the Board of the Bank of Portugal. He has received many awards, including the Grand Cross of the British Empire, Grã-Cruz da Ordem Militar de Cristo, and the Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Órdine al Merito della Republica Italiana. In 1997 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

A Heart Healthy Approach to Putting Your Life in Perspective

February 3, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

I know it’s hard. That ice cream sundae looks like a creamy boat of deliciousness. And, man, that pizza seems like it could be the best thing in your life since Velcro. To top it off, your gym card has been lost in the war zone of your pocketbook, and that has been holding up as a worthy excuse to miss your morning work-outs…and let’s not even talk about your stress at work. Here’s the deal, though. No one truly feels all warm and fuzzy, deep down inside, about making unhealthy decisions for yourself.  It’s hard. We all have our choices to make, and sometimes they seem beyond impossible. I’ll throw an idea out there for some personal heart health motivation. Maybe, just maybe, this can be made easier by trying to put a new perspective on our lives.

Rally for a Fair Contract...

January 12, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

Join Workers, Families & Supporters for a
Rally for a Fair Contract for Fall River
AJ Wright Distribution Center Workers!
 
800 workers at the AJ Wright distribution center in Fall River are bargaining for a fair contract.
This is one of the most profitable retail companies in the country, and has recently reported record profits ($347 million in profit in the most recent quarter year).

The recession has been very good for the profits of TJX (the parent company of AJ Wright, HomeGoods, Marshalls and TJ Maxx stores), but it hasn’t been good for workers and our families.  It’s time for fairness!
 

3:30 pm, Friday, January 15
AJ Wright Distribution Center
350 Commerce Drive, Fall River, MA

 

YOUTH VOICE MLK DAYS OF SERVICE CALENDAR

January 11, 2010 by Jenny DiBlasi

MLK Days of Service Schedule
January 14, 2010       January 15, 2010          January 16, 2010   January 17, 2010       January 18, 2010