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Save the Date: 2024 Annual Community Luncheon Featured Image
Save the Date: 2024 Annual Community Luncheon
October 2, 2024

The MFHS 2024 Annual Community Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, at 12 noon at The Banks Waterfront in Pittston. MFHS will present the 2024 Outstanding Public Service . . .

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Build A Sustainable Plate Featured Image
Build A Sustainable Plate
September 17, 2024

Thank you to Natalie Matsko, Dietetic Intern, for writing this blog!

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Laurie Waskovich Promoted to Nutrition Services Administrator Featured Image
Laurie Waskovich Promoted to Nutrition Services Administrator
July 15, 2024

Laurie Waskovich, MS, RD, CLC, has been promoted to Nutrition Services Administrator at Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS). This newly created role reflects an expansion of nutrition services at . . .

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Penn East FCU Donates 14,000 Diapers and Baby Wipes to Families in Need Featured Image
Penn East FCU Donates 14,000 Diapers and Baby Wipes to Families in Need
June 12, 2024

June 11, 2024, Lackawanna County, PA – Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is pleased to announce that a Mother’s Day Diaper Drive organized by Penn East Federal Credit Union . . .

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Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Available for WIC Participants Featured Image
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Available for WIC Participants
June 4, 2024

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) announced that the agency’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Centers are distributing farmers’ market vouchers to WIC participants throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. . . .

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May is National Adolescent Health Month Featured Image
May is National Adolescent Health Month
May 22, 2024

May is National Adolescent Health Month and at Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) we are celebrating and reaffirming our commitment to a world where all young people—no matter who . . .

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WIC 2024 Public Meeting Dates Featured Image
WIC 2024 Public Meeting Dates
April 25, 2024

In accordance with 7 C.F.R. § 246.4(b), the Department of Health, Bureau of Women, Infants and Children (the “Department”) has scheduled the following five (5) Public Comment Sessions to provide . . .

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From MFHS, With Love – A Mother’s Day Celebration Featured Image
From MFHS, With Love – A Mother’s Day Celebration
April 15, 2024

Tickets On Sale Now! Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc. (MFHS) announces that its inaugural Mother’s Day celebrations will be held in Scranton on May 7th and Hazleton on May . . .

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Letter to the Editor: National Nutrition Month 2024 Featured Image
Letter to the Editor: National Nutrition Month 2024
March 7, 2024

March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is “Beyond the Table,” with a focus on the less commonly discussed pieces of good nutrition, from food production to navigating . . .

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Sierra Marsh Promoted to Administrative Director of Reproductive Health Programs Featured Image
Sierra Marsh Promoted to Administrative Director of Reproductive Health Programs
February 29, 2024

Sierra Marsh has been promoted to Administrative Director of Reproductive Health Programs. In this advanced role, Sierra assumes full oversight of the administration of MFHS reproductive health programs, which will . . .

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