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State campaign to highlight health, move children to lowfat dairy products (High Plains Journal) This fall, children and families participating in the Kansas Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program are expected to benefit from "Moove to Lowfat Dairy," a state campaign encouraging a change to health-promoting lowfat dairy products, a Kansas nutrition specialist said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Struggling mother can't afford to let abuser return (Miami Herald) When a pizza for your kids is an extravagance you later regret, and your big Christmas wish is socks and underwear for them and new hospital scrubs for yourself, you know that money is tight. us.rd.yahoo.com
Community calendar (The Herald-Mail) Today through Friday, Dec. 5 us.rd.yahoo.com
Women and Children First (Metro Pulse) Knox County Health Department’s Women-Infant-Children (WIC) clinic is part of a federal program that’s funded through state channels. us.rd.yahoo.com
Delivering a healthier baby (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Raechelle Bellamy was 18, four months pregnant and without health insurance. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hunger solution requires more than food banks (Billings Gazette) HELENA - Hunger is part of the larger overall problem of poverty, and food banks alone can't solve it. us.rd.yahoo.com
Happy Thanksgiving? Not for all (Online Journal) Thanks to rising unemployment and food prices, the Washington Post tells us , Americans on food stamps are set to pass 30 million this month for the first time ever, passing the historic high set in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. Not exactly something for those folks to celebrate. us.rd.yahoo.com
Americans' Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High (Washington Post) Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. us.rd.yahoo.com
Montana's food banks see increase in clients (Billings Gazette) HELENA - More Montanans are getting emergency food from food banks across the state, primarily because of the soaring costs of food and fuel. us.rd.yahoo.com
Community calendar (The Herald-Mail) Friday, Nov. 28; Monday, Dec. 1; Tuesday, Dec. 2; Wednesday, Dec. 3; Thursday, Dec. 4; Friday, Dec. 5 us.rd.yahoo.com
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