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Appalachian District Health Department - Alleghany County Wic Program
Appalachian District Health Department - Alleghany County Wic Program - Sparta WIC Clinics
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- Name
- Appalachian District Health Department - Alleghany County WIC Program
- Address
- 157 Health Services Road
Sparta, NC 28675
- Phone Number
- (336) 372-5644
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.apphealth.com/
- Services Offered
- Healthy foods; Health care referrals; Breastfeeding support; Eating tips for you and your child
- Description
- The Women’s, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program is a federally funded program that provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. The purpose of the WIC program is to prevent and improve nutrition-related health problems in its target population.
- WIC Foods
- Mother’s Breastmilk; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats; Milk; Cereal; Whole-grain Bread, Brown Rice, Whole-wheat and Soft-corn Tortillas; Fruits and Vegetables; Juice; Cheese; Tofu; Soy-Based Beverage; Dried or Canned Beans, Peas and Lentils; Peanut Butter; Eggs; Chunk-light Tuna or Salmon
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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.