Women/Infants/Children

(WIC)

WIC

 

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WIC's mission:

 

To safeguard the health of modest income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

 

Population Served


    • Pregnant women;
    • Breastfeeding women (up to infant's 1st birthday);
    • Non-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends);
    • Infants (up to 1st birthday);
    • Children up to their 5th birthday.

 

Benefits

    • Supplemental nutritious foods;
    • Nutrition education and counseling at WIC clinics;
    • Screening and referrals to other health, housing and social services;
    • Well Child Exams, Immunizations and Lead Screening.

 

Who is eligible for WIC?

 

Pregnant or postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a State residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.