MEDIA RELEASE

Young Brothers Ltd has provided $500.00 in funding to Family Support Services of West Hawaii Cool Kids Project. The funds will be used for the purchase of digital thermometers to be given to mothers of newborns participating in the agency’s Malama Perinatal Program. The thermometers will be distributed to participating women along with information on the H1N1 Flu and guidelines for identifying and managing fevers in infants and children.

The Malama Perinatal Program provides care coordination, health education and support to pregnant women and new mothers across Hawaii county with offices in Kona, Waimea, Hilo and Na`alehu.

For more information on the Cool Kids project or the Malama Perinatal Program please call 885-1234.