Residents of Ships' Cove Apartments had the opportunity to teach their children about health and for adults to learn as well at the second annual Children's Health and Wellness Fair on July 1, 2014. NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston offered the fair to all of the residents of  the multi-story apartment building that houses hundreds of low-income persons, many of whom have limited transportation. "We do this once a year," stated Anderson-Livingston. "We bring in as many vendors as possible, as many service providers as possible, from the City of Fall River. We have a wonderful time. Parents get all kinds of information," she added. This is part of an on-going effort to bring resources to the people who live in this building. Click here for a six-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of a cardio-vascular screening program. Click here for picture of the program on smoking cessation. For more information, contact Pamela Anderson-Livingston at 508-673-1321.

(Top row, left) Resident Ana Arujo is served a free sandwich by Diman Regional High School student intern Ryan Fournier. (Top row, center and right) NHP Foundation Residential Services Coordinator Pam Anderson-Livingston talks with Ken Leger from the Fall River Fire Prevention Bureau before he passes out stickers to the children. (Row two, left and right) Ben Taylor, Pharm.D., and Walgreens Store Manager Christie Mello talk with residents Ronald Cart and Billy Tavares about telling the difference between candy and medications. (Row two, center) Cyndi Couto of Child Care Works talks with resident Claudette Hennessey. (Row three, left) Andrea Crespo asks her son, Mason Arruda, if he would like a slice of watermelon. (Row three, center) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard talks with a parent about the problem with consuming sugar-sweetened beverages. (Row three, right) Ann Medeiros of CFC Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Lisa Alves of the Women, Children and Infants Program, and Brenda Viveiros of BMC HealthNet Plan offer information about their services. (Bottom row) After children pose with Sparky the Fire Dog, Amy Travers of Rainforest Reptiles Shows introduces the children to a tortoise.