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Antelope Valley Hospital - Lancaster WIC - Lancaster WIC Clinics
- Name
- Antelope Valley Hospital - Lancaster WIC
- Address
- 701 West Ave K
Lancaster, CA 93534
- Phone Number
- (661) 949-5805
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.avhospital.org/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education; Food; Breastfeeding Support; Assistance Finding Other Community Resources
- Description
- WIC is a federally funded, statewide program that helps to ensure good nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children under 5 years of age. AVH sponsors the program for the Antelope Valley region. The goals of WIC are to: Reduce pregnancy complications; Reduce iron deficiency (anemia) in women, infants and children; Decrease the incidence of low birth weight in infants; Promote optimum growth and development in infants and young children; Encourage healthy eating and increased activity to reduce the incidence of obesity. The AVH WIC program works to meet these goals by providing participants with vouchers for nutritious foods, teaching about nutrition and providing access and referrals to important health care resources. Eligibility for WIC benefits is based on income. In addition, you must live within the AVH service area (the Antelope Valley north to Kern County, east to San Bernardino and south to Canyon Country), and be at medical or nutritional risk as determined by a healthcare professional.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Milk; Cheese and Eggs; Soy and Tofu; Whole Grains; Breakfast Cereal; Peanut Butter, Dry Beans, Peas or Lentils, and Canned Mature Beans; Bottled Juice and Concentrate Juice; Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Cereal, Infant Formula, Fresh Bananas, and Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats and Canned Fish
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WIC Resources
- WIC Breast Feeding Support
Breastfeeding is essential in infant development and is recommended by the Women, Infant, and Child Program to be the best way of feeding babies. - WIC Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for WIC benefits, applicants must meet Categorical, Residential, Income and Nutritional Risk Requirements.