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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 participants say they would recommend WIC to their friends, and when asked what they value most about WIC, more than 75% say they value the nutrition information and appreciate the support from WIC staff. As the nation’s most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program, WIC is d...
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 Awareness Month and is designed to raise awareness about domestic violence and show support for victims and survivors. Prizes for most creative, most impactful message, and people’s choice will be awarded on Monday, Oct. 31. Pumpkins with registration forms can be delivered to the Richland County Health D...
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 Awareness Month and is designed to raise awareness about domestic violence and show support for victims and survivors. Prizes for most creative, most impactful message, and people's choice will be awarded on Monday, Oct. 31. Pumpkins with registration forms...
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 participants say they would recommend WIC to their friends, and when asked what they value most about WIC, more than 75% say they value the nutrition information and appreciate the support from WIC staff. As the nation’s most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program, WIC is d...
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 those who need our services. We can all play a part in encouraging eligible persons to join WIC and to make their experience in the store as pleasant as possible Before this pandemic, Montana WIC provided healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding assistance, and a community of support from...
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 County WIC served an average of 139 participants in the past year and $90,404 of WIC benefits were redeemed at our local grocery stores. Montana WIC participants say they would recommend WIC to their friends, and when asked what they value most about WIC, more than 75% say they value the nutrition...
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 of domestic violence. Submissions and winners are pictured, from left to right: "Prince Charming was a Beast", by Dorene McDonald, winner of People's Choice; Untitled, by Lesley Thiessen; "Whoooo do you think you are?", by Stephanie and Evelyn Ler; "Love shouldn't hurt", by Herlee & Brylee Moran;...
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 advances in early screening for precancerous cervical changes that can be treated before the cells become cancerous. Cervical cancer, when caught early, is highly treatable. Cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable in most Western countries due to routine screenings and a vaccine to prevent HPV...
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 women will still experience domestic violence in their lifetime (CDC). Because 74% of all Americans personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, we are obviously whispering about it (Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, 2006). We need to do more than...
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 Prevention(CDC). American’s youth shoulder a substantial burden of these infections. CDC estimates that half of all new STDs in the country occur among young men and women aged 15 to 24. This statistic holds true in Richland County. Of the 13 positive Chlamydia cases in Richland County in 2014, 7 were in m...
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 these methods are accessible to girls and women in Montana. According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC), cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide with 500,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths reported each year. In 2013, the NCCC estimates that the United States...
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, and stamp out the negative stigma associated with HIV. This year, World AIDS Day is being celebrated with events throughout Montana, the nation and the world. This year’s theme is “Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS related deaths.” While the World AIDS Day theme...
“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 teens want to receive their information about sexual health from their parents and caregivers. And the simple fact is that parents have an enormous influence on their children’s decisions about sex and other risk-taking behaviors—more than friends, the media or teachers. Each year the National Campaign to Preve...
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 Health Department encourages all citizens of Richland County to get tested for HIV. The only way to know for sure if you have HIV is to get tested. You could have HIV and still feel healthy. Many doctors recommend HIV testing for all teens and adults between the ages of 13 and 64. It’s especially i...
