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Hours
Kennewick:
8am to noon
1pm to 5pm
Monday-Friday

Vital Records
Same-day
In-Person
Service (Kennewick office only)
8am to 11:30am
1pm to 4pm
Monday-Friday
Pasco:
8am to noon
1pm to 5pm
Monday-Friday
Prosser Office
Immunizations: Tuesday and Thursday; 9am to Noon and 1pm to 5pm.
Environmental Health: Monday and Thursday; 9am to 10:30am.

1st Steps Program

The First Steps Program began in August 1989. It provides outreach, maternity care and health care to low income women, infants, and children.

Maternity Support Services/Maternity Case Manangement are preventive health services designed to supplement medical visits and include: Assessment, education, intervention, and counseling provided by an interdisciplinary team.

The intent of the program is to provide interventions as early in pregnancy as possible in an effort to promote positive birth and parenting outcomes.

Our 1st Steps programs offer you a team of health professionals to help you have a healthy pregnancy.

These team members are:
Public Health Nurse

Nutritionist

Social Worker/Counselor

Community Health Worker


What can the MSS/MCM Team do for you?
Help you obtain financial assistance for medical care
Help you obtain medical care
Home visits by a Public Health Nurse
Provides child care and transportation for maternity appointments
Provide information and education for a healthy pregnancy.
Lactation specialist to help you with breastfeeding concerns.
Help you find other services you might need such as childbirth classes,
housing, education, employment assistance and drug and alcohol counseling.

How do you apply?

  • Tell the WIC staff you want to apply.
  • Tell your DSHS worker you want to apply.
  • Call a Maternal Child Health Nurse at Benton Franklin Health District
Kennewick (509) 460 4200
Pasco (509) 547-9737
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Benton Franklin Health District
Kennewick
7102 W Okanogan Pl
Kennewick WA
99336
 (509) 460 4200 		Pasco
412 W Clark
Pasco WA
99301
 (509) 547-9737 		Prosser
310 7th Ave. E.
Prosser WA
99350
 (509) 786-1633
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL 911

If you are either a medical practitioner, first responder, or public works official and need to report an emergency that immediately endangers public health, please call 509-543-3851. Only medical practitioners, first responders, and public works officials may use this number.
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