Tag: children
CPSC Is Working to Keep Families Safe this Holiday Season
Top tips for Holiday cooking, decorating and toy shopping WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the holidays right around the corner, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reminds consumers to keep safety at the top of your mind this holiday season. Many injuries and deaths associated with celebrating the holidays can be prevented, so consumers are urged Read More…
WV WIC Announces Increase in Cash-Value Benefits
West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WV WIC), within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health, announced a monthly increase in Cash-Value Benefits (CVB) for WV WIC participants. The increase is funded to states by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Read More…
WV Improves Access to Locally Grown Produce Next Season for WIC Recipients
West Virginia WIC Receives Federal Grant to Provide Mobile Payments The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ (DHHR) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WV WIC, has received a $250,000 federal grant which will allow the purchase of technology to enable farmers to sell their products to Read More…
Friendly Reminder that Summer Fun has Begun!
Summer vacation for area youth is here and with it comes more time to play. Country roads and lanes become bike paths and creek beds and rivers become swimming and fishing holes. Unfortunately for adults, our world of work and errands continue. Tired minds and bodies can cause our daily drives to become too routine. Read More…
Therefore, do not worry
We do worry, however. By Robin A Holstein May 1 On this day in 1989 a child was born. A small, premature little boy. The last child of his mother. A tiny thing, not much bigger than a Barbie doll. “What would you like us to do, Mrs. Confere?” the neonatologist asked. “I don’t understand. Read More…
