WIC PROGRAM WOMEN INFANT AND CHILDREN HEALTHY START MAGAZINE
WOW I AM SO REMINDED OF BEING A SPONSOR SUPPORTER OF THW WIC PROGRAM I WAS HONORED TO BE ON THE COVER OF HEALTHY START MAGAZINE SPONSORING THE WIC PROGRAM 1992 ME AND MY PREGNANT BELLY THE PROGRAM WAS TO BRING AWARENESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR MOTHERS TO START THIER PREGNANCIES OFF WITH PROPER HEALTH NUTRITION FOR MOTHER AND BABY AND SMALL CHILDREN WITH GROWING BONES TEETH THE WIC PROGRAM PROVIDED EARLY SCREENING TESTING FOR LEAD POISON ALLERGIES IMMINIZATIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES POSTPARTUM AWARENESS PREVENTING WOMEN FROM DYING IN CHILD BIRTH STILL BORN PREMATURE BIRTHS PREEMIIES ARE VERY FRAGILE SOME BORN WEIGHING ONLY 1 TO 2 POUNDS THIER SURVIVOR DEPENDS ON THE WIC PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL FORMULA SO EXPENSIVE IT CAN BE 300 DOLLARS TO SIX HUNDRED A CAN FOR ONE MONTH WIC ISN'T JUST FOR POOR MOTHER ITS FOR ALL MOTHERS INCLUDING MILITARY MOTHERS BENEFIT FROM THIS GOVERMENT PROGRAM SAVING MANY CHILDREN UNDER FIVE FROM MALNUTRITION SOME BABIES ARE ALLERGIC TO REGULAR FORMULA RESULTING IN INTESTINAL DAMAGE UNNECESSARY SURGERIES NO DISCRIMINATION BRINGING HEALTHY BABIES IN THE WOULD CARRYING FOR A PREEMIE WEIGHT 2 POUNDS UNABLE TO NURSE FROM THE MOTHER ALLERGIES ITS SO CRITICAL MY EXPERIENCES WITH HEALTHY START MAGAZINE THE WIC PROGRAM WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN SAVES LIVES THESE ARE THE TINIEST AFFECTED BY THIS SHUT DOWN 1 POUND PREEMIES RUNNING OUT OF LIFE SAVING FORMULA NOT SOLD ON SHELVES ONLY THROUGH WIC PROGRAM GOD BLESS THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM FOR HAVING MY AND MY BELLY ON THE COVER OF THE HEALTHY START MAGAZINE 1992 AND 93 CLEVELAND OHIO AND ON THIER COMMERCIAL ON FOX 19 RAISING AWARENESS FOR HEALTHY WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN I AM FEELING BLESSED
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