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Neighbors Come Together In Strawberry Mansion To Adopt Healthier Way Of Life

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Residents of a Strawberry Mansion neighborhood gathered in Fairmount Park Wednesday for a day of activities geared toward physical, mental and emotional health.

Stephanie Cameron from the Philadelphia Community Integrated Recovery Collaborative says the first of its kind health fair is teaching people ways to build wellness in their lives 365 days out of the year. And, Cameron says, it's a comprehensive group of experiences which are geared toward the body and the mind.

"We have Tai Chi, we have yoga, we have Reiki, we have massages, music, dance, arts, creative therapies as an opportunity for folks to come together and experience wellness that they can do in their homes or that they can do as a part of an agency."

And, Cameron says, they also want to help people break a destructive habit that can cost their lives.

"We also have a smoking cessation checkup for folks where we're encouraging healthy living as part of wellness and smoking, or decreasing smoking is one of the things we're trying to do."

 

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