WIC clinic at Hickory Hollow Mall

WSMV is reporting that Antioch, Tenn. is joining a new trend that’s slowly happening across the country: More and more health clinics are opening up shop in, of all places, aging malls that have few stores.

Metro Council has yet to approve the Metro Health Department’s plans to open a new women, infants and children — or WIC — clinic at Hickory Hollow Mall.

Supporters said the mall is a perfect spot since about 14,000 people in Antioch rely on the program. The program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support and healthy food vouchers for needy women and children