Maternal & Family Health Services Awarded $1.6 Million Title X Family Planning Grant
Wilkes-Barre, Pa – Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) announced that it has received $1.6 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This . . .
Skippy Peanut Butter Recall
Skippy Foods is voluntarily recalling 9,353 cases, of a limited number of code dates of SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread, SKIPPY® Reduced Fat Chunky Peanut Butter Spread and . . .
Extraordinary Effort Addresses Baby Formula Shortage and Recall
Parents with infants were already struggling to keep up on supplies of baby formula due to supply chain kinks when the Food & Drug Administration announced a recall last week . . .
Maternal & Family Health Services Tamaqua WIC Nutrition Center Moves to New Location
Tamaqua, Pa – Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) opened a new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Center at 111 East Broad Street, Tamaqua. The MFHS WIC Nutrition Center . . .
John Kearney Elected to NFPRHA Board of Directors
John Kearney, Vice President of Strategies & Innovation and Title X Project Director at Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS), has been elected to the National Family Planning and Reproductive . . .
Happy Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day!
MFHS joins the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in celebrating Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day. We thank RDNs and all nutrition professionals at MFHS for their ongoing commitment to providing expert . . .
Weather Delay: 2/25/22
Because the forecast calling for snow and ice into tomorrow morning, all MFHS locations will be opening at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. MFHS staff will work with clients to reschedule appointments. . . .
Similac Formula Recall Information
Abbott Nutrition is voluntarily recalling infant formula, including varieties of Similac, Alimentum, and Elecare. WIC participants can visit www.similacrecall.com or call 1-800-986-8540 to find out if your formula has been . . .
MFHS President and CEO Maria Montoro Edwards, PhD, Appointed to Pa Dept. of Health Maternal Mortality Review Committee
MFHS President and CEO Maria Montoro Edwards, PhD, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee. The Maternal Mortality Review Committee works to evaluate cases . . .
Maria Montoro Edwards, Ph.D. named 2022 ATHENA Award Recipient
The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Maria Montoro Edwards, Ph.D., president & CEO of Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc., as the 2022 ATHENA Leadership Award . . .