2016 Farmer’s Market Season – WIC Center Farm Stands
MFHS is proud to expand our WIC Center Farm Stands for the 2016 summer season! We have partnered with local farmers throughout our service area to bring fresh produce directly . . .
Golfer Wins Hole-In-One Prize at MFHS Tournament
This year at the 23rd Annual Maternal & Family Health Services (MFHS) Golf Tournament, Jerry McHale won a 3 day/2 night stay and play vacation at Treetops Resort in Michigan, . . .
Strawberry Recipes from PA Live
Spring is here and we’re celebrating on PA Live this afternoon! MFHS Nutritionist Laurie Waskovich is in the kitchen cooking up some strawberry goodies and talking about the farmer’s market. . . .
May 2016 is WIC Month
Maternal and Family Health Services is celebrating the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program during WIC Month this May. During WIC Month, the state celebrates the positive impact WIC . . .
Maternal & Family Health Services Helps in Fight Against Infant Mortality
This editorial was originally published in the Citizen’s Voice on April 27, 2016. A recent report in USA Today, which cited a 13 percent drop in infant mortality rates over . . .
MFHS Joins United Way Poverty Simulation
Several MFHS staff recently participated in a poverty simulation organized by the United Way of Wyoming Valley. The simulation was designed to give us a better understanding of the day-to-day . . .
MFHS Awarded Moses Taylor Foundation Grant
The Moses Taylor Foundation recently awarded a grant to MFHS to support our Health Information Technology Initiative, and specifically, the implementation of an electronic health record system. Adoption of an . . .
MFHS on PA Live! Primetime
Did you catch Shannon Hayward and Laurie Waskovich from the MFHS WIC Nutrition Program on PA Live! in prime time last night? They were on to talk about National Nutrition . . .
PA Live Recipe: West African Vegetable Stew
Edit: If you missed Laurie on PA Live today, the video is now up on their website. Please check it out! Did you catch MFHS Nutritionist Laurie on PA Live . . .
Public Notice – Reproductive Health Services
Public Notice Maternal & Family Health Services receives public funds and grants service contracts to 15 healthcare agencies that provide family planning services to low-income individuals in Berks, Bradford, Carbon, . . .