WIC announces trial change to program
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County WIC office is trying something new for the month of February to help its clients.
“We are doing a temporary change or sort of a test run by having walk-in educational clinics (Fridays) Feb. 20 and 27,” said Adana McKay from the WIC office. “It will be an opportunity for people who missed to come in without an appointment.”
The educational lessons are quick and easy and focus on different topics based on the age of the WIC client’s child. Some of the many topics focus on whole grains, beans, infant feeding for the first year, breast feeding and baby bottle tooth decay.
“We have a list of 83 people who missed these and could have got coupons if they didn’t,” McKay said. “We’d especially like to see them. If you don’t have your February coupons in hand you are due for something whether its recertification or an education appointment. ”
The WIC office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for lunch from 12 to 1 p.m.) and is located in the county services building on Seventh Street. Clients are welcome to call the office at 622-2929 to check and see if they need to attend one of these walk-in educational clinics.
“If we have good attendance we will try these walk in-clinics again in the future,” McKay said.
WIC employees also are busy this month preparing to celebration National Nutrition Month in March with free recipes and an educational bulletin board and collaborating with the Maternal & Child Health Center on a project. The two agencies are working on Cribs for Kids, an educational course which provides parents with safe sleep information for their babies and a free pack n play. There will be a class at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12 and future ones on April 2 and June 4. To register for the Feb. 12 class call 622-2999.
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