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WIC Offers:

 

1. Nutrition education, counseling and support

Should I breastfeed or bottle-feed? How much weight should I gain during pregnancy? How can I get my child to eat vegetables? WIC will help you find the answers to these questions and many other nutrition-related concerns.

 

2. Breastfeeding support

Did you know that breastfeeding protects infants from certain diseases? Other benefits of breastfeeding include:

  • Aiding the development of a baby's eyesight, speech, and intelligence

  • Reducing the likelihood of an allergy

  • Promoting a loving bond between mother and baby

During local clinic visits, participants can obtain more information about how to get started breastfeeding and how to deal with any problems that may occur.

 

3. Nutritious foods

WIC provides healthy brand-name foods that you and your child like to eat. Participants get WIC foods by taking a voucher (food check) to local authorized grocery stores. Participants are given a list of foods that are allowed on WIC.

 

WIC Foods:

  • For Infants (Birth - 12 months) - WIC strongly encourages breastfeeding as the best method of infant feeding and nurturing. Bottle-fed infants receive the WIC contract brand of iron-fortified infant formula. Beginning at 6 months of age, infants may also receive iron-fortified infant cereal and fruit.
     

  • For Women and Children - Women and children receive, milk, cheese, eggs, cereals high in iron and low in sugar, peanut butter or dried beans or peas, and fruit or vegetable juices. Women who exclusively breastfeed their babies may also receive carrots and canned tuna fish.

4. Health Screenings

WIC provides free health screenings to all participants to determine nutritional risk. A nutritional risk is any medical or dietary problem that is caused by, or associated with, what you eat, like poor growth, poor eating habits and tooth decay. WIC determines nutritional risk by measuring height and weight, doing a simple blood test and reviewing each participant's medical history and dietary intake.

 

5. Referral to other services

WIC lets participants know about other community-based agencies and providers (doctors, public health nurses and support agencies). The results of the WIC assessment are used to identify programs and services that would be beneficial for you to participate in, like prenatal care, Food Stamps, Health Tracks/EPSDT or well-child visits and immunizations.

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