Does Title X Matter?
The long-lasting debate about whether or not Title X matters is here but we are not discussing it; because we know that IT MATTERS! If you are not already aware, . . .
Defend Title X: An Update on Recent Action in the Last 24 Hours
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday held a full committee markup of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) fiscal year (FY) 2016 funding bill that if . . .
Act Now! Tell Congress #TitleXCutsHurt
Yesterday, members of Congress announced plans for a bill that would eliminate all funding for Title X, the nation’s family planning program. A vote is expected anytime! Take action now . . .
Texting for Health: SafeTeens Answers! “upgrades” health education with new technology
Maternal and Family Health Services announces the launch of SafeTeens Answers!, Pennsylvania’s first teen health textline, at Temple University-Harrisburg’s third annual Adolescent Sexual Health Conference. The service allows Pennsylvania teens . . .
MFHS Receives United Way Grant for Nurse-Family Partnership
Maternal and Family Health Services was recently awarded a grant to support our Nurse-Family Partnership program by the United Way of Wyoming Valley. This $30,000 grant will help support the . . .
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Do you love to pin? Are you looking for the latest healthy recipes and tips for moms? Join MFHS on Pinterest for all of that and more! Our new Pinterest . . .
MFHS on PA Live!
Maternal and Family Health Services appeared on PA Live! yesterday to talk about WIC Month and the benefits of the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program. Pennsylvania has declared May . . .
May Is WIC Month!
Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is celebrating the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program during WIC Month this May 2015. During WIC Month, the state celebrates the positive . . .
MFHS Joins Community Reading Day
Some of the MFHS administration staff are taking part in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber’s 19th Annual Community Reading Day at schools across the area today. Community Reading Day is designed . . .
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities Discusses WIC
Recently, policy experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) published two blog posts on the importance of interventions such as WIC during the early years of brain . . .