On Tuesday, June 2, tables were set up outside the Southeast District Health Department building at the intersection of 3rd and Broadway Streets in Tecumseh. Staff from Family Health Services Inc and WIC gave free hot dogs, promotional items, and literature about the services available from their offices. Over fifty people came by during their lunchtime event, which was kind of appropriate because Family Health Services Inc has been offering affordable, high quality sexual and reproductive health services in Lincoln, Tecumseh, Peru, and Beatrice for over fifty years, charged on a sliding scale or free, whether people have insurance or not.
Among the services offered are birth control options and counseling, pregnancy testing and counseling, emergency contraception, breast and cervical cancer screenings, wellness exams, STI/HIV testing and treatment, confidential adolescent services, and free period products. For an appointment call: 402-466-1012, or in Tecumseh, 402-335-2988.
WIC (Women, Infants, Children) services are also provided through these offices. WIC is the nation’s most successful public health nutrition program, providing healthy food, nutrition education, and community support to income-eligible pregnant women, mothers of infants, and children up to five years old. All caregivers are also welcome. Anyone who currently participates in Medicaid, SNAP or ADC is eligible for WIC. Others may also be eligible as well. Find contact information for your local office at: signupwic. com or, for more information, visit the website: dhhs.ne.gov/WIC .
