MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

• Infants and pre-school children (up to age five) may attend the CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCES (Well Child Clinics). A physician and the public health nurses provide: physical exams; immunizations; lead and anemia screening; counseling and education. Visits are free or for a nominal fee based on income and family size.
  
  
• SCHOOL-AGED IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS offer free immunizations to those over five years of age and are held several times a year.
  
  
• The Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC) offers food supplements and nutrition counseling to qualifying pregnant and breastfeeding women, their infants and children under age five. Eligibility is based on income and nutritional need. Call WIC at 1-800-762-6140.
  
  
• FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC includes complete family planning and contraceptive services provided by a physician.
  

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