The Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center is a nonprofit agency that supports and collaborates with other local agencies to work as “the front-line responders in Monongalia County […]
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‘I’ve cared for children’
WVU Today With Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for ages 12-15, one West Virginia University pediatrician assured its safety and efficacy: It […]
Kids’ Art Day set for Sunday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com ALBRIGHT — Friends of the Cheat, Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission and Preston Trail Towns will host Kids’ Art Day at 1 p.m. Sunday at […]
Brain Foods for Young Minds
By Cami HaughtMCHD WIC ONGOING FEATURE WIC Kitchen is a monthly feature provided by Monongalia County Heath Department WIC staff that highlights healthy recipes made with ingredients […]
We need gun reform now. It can’t be put off any longer
We’d like to have a conversation about practical ways to protect people from gun violence. Which may be easier said than done considering our Legislature is so […]
Shining Scars helping kids see themselves differently
KINGWOOD — Students at Preston County Schools had a recent virtual visit from Krystian Leonard, founder and president of the nonprofit Shining S.C.A.R.S. and author of the […]
Food for Thought
How parents can help their kids form positive self-image, healthy relationship with food WVU Today As a new year begins — and the inevitable wave of health-related […]
AG warns of identity theft from kids’ gifts with internet access
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warned consumers to watch for identity theft, particularly after children receive digital devices for the holidays. Many children […]
Playworks Provides
Partners with Variety to distribute adaptive mobility equipment to kids Newsroom@DominionPost.com In partnership with PlayWorks, Pittsburgh-based children’s charity Variety distributed adaptive mobility equipment — including six adaptive […]
Program hopes to turn tide on obesity in kids
Spotting risk factors is key to prevention WVU Today A group of West Virginia University researchers is working to change the narrative on childhood obesity and physical […]
