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WIC Is The Nation's Most Successful Public Health Nutrition Program
Each month, Montana WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and a community of support from both experts and peers to more than 16,000 moms and children. Nationwide, WIC serves more than 7 million people. Montana WIC...
Pumpkin Decorating Contest Deadline Oct. 31
Richland County Family Planning and Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence are hosting a pumpkin decorating contest for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This contest is open to people of all ages. October is Domestic Violence...
Pumpkin Decorating Contest Deadline Oct. 31
Richland County Family Planning and Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence are hosting a pumpkin decorating contest for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This contest is open to people...
WIC Is The Nation's Most Successful Public Health Nutrition Program
Each month, Montana WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and a community of support from both experts and peers to more than 16,000 moms and children. Nationwide, WIC serves more than 7 million people. Montana WIC...
WIC Is The Nation's Most Successful Public Health Nutrition Program
WIC is a crucial public health program in response to the COVID-19 crisis. As many more families find themselves in economic uncertainty it is imperative that all eligible persons have access to WIC. It is also important that there is no stigma for...
WIC Is The Nation's Most Successful Public Health Nutrition Program
Each month, Montana WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and a community of support from both experts and peers to more than 16,000 moms and children. Nationwide, WIC serves more than 7 million people. In Richland...
Results are in for the Purple Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Richland County Family Planning, Richland County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Victim Witness Advocate Program celebrated October by hosting a pumpkin decorating contest to raise awareness...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of death for women in the United States. However, in the last 40 years, the number of cases of cervical cancer and deaths resulting from it has decreased significantly. The decline is largely due to...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The topic of domestic violence has sprung to the forefront of American pop culture in recent weeks as a result of the Ray Rice video. Unfortunately, when the outrage of the American public fades and the public service announcements stop, 25% of all...
STD Awareness Month
Nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur in the United States every year costing the American healthcare system nearly $16 billion in direct medical costs alone, says a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!
Cervical cancer prevention is an important issue for us. Richland County Family Planning is trying to raise awareness of cervical cancer, encourage women to take advantage of the means that are now available to prevent it, and work to make sure that...
World AIDS Day 2013
Every year on December 1, people around the world recognize World AIDS Day. This annual event is an opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, celebrate victories in increased access to treatment and prevention services,...
October is Let's Talk Month
“Let’s talk…” These are two very simple words, but for many parents, they are not so simple when the rest of the sentence is “…about sex.” While it maybe uncomfortable, especially at first, research continues to show that children and...
World Aids Day
This year, an estimated 56,300 people will be infected with HIV in the United States. One in 5 of the more than one million people living with HIV is unaware of his or her infection. This year, in recognition of World AIDS Day, Richland County...