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WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
Supplemental Nutrition Program
For more information, see the following:
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Services in the WIC program are directed toward preventing malnutrition and
improving the nutritional intake of eligible participants. Eligible
participants include pregnant, breast-feeding and postpartum women, and infants
and children up to five years of age who are from low to middle income
households and are determined to be at nutritional health risk according to
standards prescribed by the Federal Government, U.S.D.A.
Services provided are:
- Nutrition and health screening to identify possible problems;
- Education about food and nutrition to encourage breastfeeding, preventive health behavior, and wise food shopping;
- Referral for health and social services;
- Foods which have been selected to help improve the dietary intake of required nutrients.
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