Preventive services including: health history, physical assessment, hearing, vision, and developmental screening, laboratory tests and immunization, health education and age appropriate counseling.  Referral and follow-up as needed.  Priority is given to infants, preschool children and those entering kindergarten and sixth grade.  Services are provided in health centers, some schools and in the home o infants at special risk.  Provided for children with Kentucky Medical Assistance benefits and those with low to moderate income.

Physicians, nurses, nutritionists and social workers provide complete or supplemental prenatal and perinatal care. Childbirth education classes are offered to eligible clients.  Pregnant and parenting teens can benefit from the Resource Mothers Program.  Low and moderate income women are eligible.

Counseling is available to parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or an infant death.  Funds are available for an autopsy in some cases.

Supplemental food vouchers, nutritional risk assessments and nutrition education for pregnant, post-partum or breast feeding women as well as infants and children under five.  Must be income eligible and at nutritional risk.  Classes and individual assistance for breast-feeding women.

Kentucky State WIC Link (Guidelines and Restrictions Listed Here)

Provide individuals (males and females) with information and means to exercise choice in determining the number and spacing of children.  Physical examinations, contraceptives, counseling and follow-up services are available.  Income-based sliding fee schedule.

Testing, education and counseling aimed at a healthy pregnancy provided to all.

Health risk appraisal and counseling for women of child-bearing age in order to insure healthy pregnancies.

Screening or follow-up for infants tested in the hospital prior to 48 hours of age or as recommended by private physician.

Testing of private water supplies to determine the need for fluoride supplements for preschool children.  Fluoride supplements provided.

Medical and psychological testing by University of Louisville staff for infants and young children up to age six.  Quarterly outreach clinics with nursing management for intake and follow-up.

Available to all ages with a need for genetic diagnosis and counseling.  Nurses provide intake and follow-up.  Medical staff form University of Louisville conduct outreach clinics quarterly.

 Assistance in using the car seat properly and general seat belt education is provided.