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Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library
2024-07-24 11:00:00
2024-07-24 12:30:00
America/New_York
Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library
Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5.
Main Library -
Wednesday, July 24
11:00am - 12:30pm
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2024-07-24 11:00:00
2024-07-24 12:30:00
America/New_York
Summit County WIC at Main Children's Library
Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5.
Main Library -
Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) is providing on-site office hours, where you may learn more about nutrition during pregnancy or for children from birth to age 5.
Find assistance with:
- Nutrition education and support
- Nutritious foods for your family
- Breastfeeding promotion, support and education
- Referrals to Healthy Start, maternal, prenatal and pediatric care
- Manual or electric breast pumps for those who qualify
- Immunization screening and referral
Summit County WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program) will visit our Baby Time programs in the Children's Library from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, June 26, July 24, and August 28. WIC staff will be able to sign up people for the program, schedule appointments, and load WIC cards. WIC is an income-based nutrition education program that provides nutritious foods that promote good health for pregnant people, people who just had a baby, breastfeeding or chestfeeding parents and infants and children up to age 5.
Contact the Children's Library & Teen Division at 330.643.9050 or cldiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Education | Community Event |
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