Many children in the United States do not get the
recommended amount of vitamins and nutrients through their daily diets. Without
these important supplements children are more susceptible to illness, and can experience
problems with anxiety and depression. Not to mention they can have delayed
brain development, which can affect every aspect of their life.
Luckily though, many pharmacies throughout the United States
have started to combat these issues by providing free multivitamins to
children. By providing free multivitamins to children, we can assure that they
are getting the nutrients they need. In Columbia, there are three free vitamin
programs. These programs are located at D&H
Drugstore, Green
Meadows Pharmacy, and Keene
Street Pharmacy. At D&H, a parent can go in to the store and register
their children, ages four to 12, for the program which allows them to get a
monthly supply of vitamins until they age out of the program. At both Green
Meadows and Keene Street pharmacies, a parent can go in with a referral voucher
from a University of Missouri doctor, and a family can pick up a monthly supply
of vitamins for each child in the family who is in between the ages 4-12.
There are also other free vitamin programs throughout the
state of Missouri, so be sure to check with your pediatrician or local pharmacy
so you don’t miss out on this great opportunity to ensure the healthy
development of your child!
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