The Lincoln Trail District Health Department this week is celebrating the anniversary of the off-side Women, Infants, and Children program at Fort Knox.
“They increased their participation monthly and at the end of the year we had just under 100 participants, so that’s awesome,” said LTDHD Public Relations Officer Melissa Phillips.
WIC is a federal supplemental nutrition program that serves women, infants, and children up to age five, and the health department looked to add the services at Fort Knox in order to better support military families facing challenges.
“It provides healthy foods, nutrition counseling, and breastfeeding support,” Phillips said.
All are welcome to attend the anniversary celebration, to be held Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Fort Knox’s Margetis Clinic.
“They’re going to have treats, they’re going to have giveaways for participants, so think of it as a birthday party, a one-year birthday party,” Phillips said.
Contact the health department for more information about WIC at 270-769-1601 or visit ltdhd.org/wic.
