LMH Health and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health are partnering to offer a monthly WIC clinic in Baldwin City, providing participants with easier access to benefits closer to home.
Clients will be seen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the LMH Health Primary Care clinic, 406 Ames St. in Baldwin City.
WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a federal program. It provides qualifying pregnant and postpartum people and families with children under age 5 healthy foods to supplement diets, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and help accessing other services, according to the health department’s website.
People do not have to live in Douglas County to schedule a WIC appointment at an LDCPH clinic. Kansas residents who qualify for WIC can visit any location in the state, according to a news release from LMH Health.
“LMH Health approached us to ask if we’d like to have a presence in Baldwin and we jumped at the chance,” Christine Ebert, LDCPH director of clinic services, said in the release. “Having this location opens up an access point and reduces the transportation barrier for clients who may not be able to drive to Lawrence.”
LDCPH also offers a monthly WIC clinic in Eudora.
WIC clients can also catch up on immunizations onsite, according to the release. The rural clinics participate in the federally funded Vaccines for Children program, which provides free vaccines to eligible children. If WIC identifies a child in need of a vaccination, the LMH team can administer it.
Visit ldchealth.org/WIC or call 785-856-5350 to learn more about the WIC program.
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