WIC Nutrition Coordinator - Prema Achari
Asst nutrition program coordinator - Santa Kalyan
Program Nutritionist - Paulette Bey
Program Dietitian - Arshid Nabet
What is WIC?
Women, infant and children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition Program for Women, infants and children designed to provide nutritious foods, education and counseling to ensure a balanced diet and behavioral changes. WIC program is federally funded by USDA United State Dept of Agriculture). WIC also services as a link to other health care services by providing referrals to other Community organizations. Such as Health/hospital Centers, Medicaid/food stamps, food pantry,
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WHO is WIC for?
WOMEN: pregnant, Breastfeeding post partum (upto one year after delivery), non-breast feeding (upto six month after deliver)
Infants:
Breast feeding is encouraged for all infants, non breast fed infants receive iron-fortified formula until 12 months of age.
Children:
Children upto 5 yrs of age
Who Qualifies for WIC?
Families or working families that meet income eligibility based on family size and gross income. Income guidelines change every year
Have a nutritional risk assessed by a program nutritionist
WIC Services: All services are provided on site with a one stop concept at no cost to participants
- Nutrition Assessment based on their height, weight, blood work (anemia test) and diet assessment.
- Clients are provided free height, weight and blood work services
- Individual counseling based on their current diet assessment
- Group nutrition education classes on different topics
- Nutritious foods high in protein, calcium, vitamin A, C, D and iron, fiber folate and riboflavin
- Breast feeding education and support
- Health care referrals
- Immunization screening
- Voter registration enrollment for women
- Farmer market promotion, voucher distribution etc
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