A doctor's order is required for nutrition counseling services. Appointments available Monday through Saturday, hours vary, in the Bloomington Hospital Medical Arts Building and some doctor's offices. For information, call 353-9678. This federally funded program provides mothers with nutrition education and vouchers for supplemental food. Women who qualify are covered throughout their pregnancy and for an additional year if they are breastfeeding or six months if not breastfeeding.
Children are eligible up to the time they turn five.
Certification and voucher pick-up site in Bloomington at 333 E. Miller Drive. Call for information, 334-0650. The program offers a two-hour class taught by a team of respiratory therapist, who specialize in asthma education. The class is offered once a month, and class participants receive a peak flow meter, an aerochamber, and asthma resource materials. Registration for the class is required.