Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000 | 9:18 a.m.
A new WIC clinic, for the Women, Infants and Children's Food Supplement Program, has opened inside a Vons store at 1061 W. Owens Ave.
The clinic, a partnership of Vons and the Clark County Health District, is paired with a Smart$hop Program, which targets pregnant women and first-time food stamp recipients in areas where low-birth-weight rates are among the highest. Smart$hop personnel provide hands-on life skill training to help prevent families from running out of food by the end of the month.
When the health district's WIC clinic that served the neighborhood faced closure, Vons agreed to host the location inside its store. The collaboration marks the first time a grocery store has offered its site as a location for the types of services provided by the clinic.
Vons also donated about 1,000 packages of diapers for clients.
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