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Welcome to the Healthy City Home Page. Use this page to learn more about Fall River's efforts to improve the health and quality of life of those who live or work in the Scholarship City. Just click on the picture or the underlined title bar in each section and you will find more information about every aspect of this initiative.

  • To see a descriptions of all 204 of the Action Priority projects year by year, click here.

  • To see over 400 related activities that contribute to the health of life in Fall River, click here.

  •  For personal health resource pages, click here or here for walking maps & healthy dining. 

  • To obtain a PDF copy of the Healthy City Fall River Connection, brochure or report, click here.

  • To become a Healthy City Fall River Action Plan Partner, click here.

  • To receive the Healthy City e-newsletter, click here to send your e-mail address to Dr. Weed.

 What is a Healthy City?
• Characteristics
• WHO definition
• World-wide movement
 
How Healthy is Fall River?
• Demographics
• Assets
• Challenges
 

What is the city's vision?
 
• Visioning
• Recommendations
• Voting

The Healthy City Summit
• Summit Highlights
• Keynote Speaker
• H-P Foundation Grant
The 5 Action Priority Areas
• Safety & Substance Abuse
• Environment & Recreation
• Health Education
• Adult Education & Employment
• Community Planning & Housing
Design Team functions
• Communication
• Education
• Evaluation

Healthy City Fall River is a collaboration between the Fall River Health and Human Services Department and Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc., the local Community Health Network Area (CHNA) organized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to establish a working partnership between DPH and area residents to improve the health status of all those who live or work in the CHNA. Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc., supported in part by DPH linkage funds.

Use the following search engine to locate a specific name or word within more than 500 Healthy City Fall River web pages on the Greater Fall River Partners web site or on the World Wide Web:

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