North Central Public Health District and other clinics in The Dalles area are offering free name-brand backpacks loaded with school supplies to families who bring in their children for well-child checkups or childhood immunizations.   The backpacks are available at NCPHD, which offers childhood immunizations, and One Community Health in The Dalles and Mid-Columbia Medical Center’s family medicine and pediatrics clinics, which offer immunizations and well-child visits.  The backpacks come with school supplies for both younger and older students, including crayons, pencils, colored pencils, scissors, markers, erasers and rulers.  Supplies are limited, so call your healthcare provider to schedule a well-child visit or immunization, or call NCPHD at 541-506-2600 to schedule an immunization.