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| **** Farmer's Market **** Ashland-Boyd County Health Department: Second Tuesday of the month 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M./or sell out. Dates- July 13, 2010, August 10, 2010 and September 14, 2010 Women Infants Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC)
Our agency is currently providing WIC services to 1,440 participants. WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, and infants from birth to age one (1) and children to age five (5). WIC provides nutrition education counseling, breastfeeding information, nutritious foods and help to access other health care services during important times of growth and development. To be eligible for WIC services participants must be at nutritional risk and meet income guidelines of 185% of poverty level or below or is Medicaid eligible and be a resident of Kentucky. Food vouchers are issued and redeemable at approved local groceries.
For more information on income guidelines or foods provided, visit the WIC website at
http://www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/mch/ns/wic.htm
or call us at 325-2192.
Did you know that prematurity is the number one cause of newborn death? Did you know that 1 out of every 7 Kentucky babies are born prematurely? Although prematurity cannot always be prevented, there is a website devoted to the possible causes of prematurity and ways to decrease your risk of delivering your baby early. "Healthy Babies" is a joint project between the March of Dimes, Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute and the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Or Contact Jennifer Burchett at 606-329-9444 | | | 
| In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. | | | | |  |
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