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Chester County WIC Satellite Office - Phoenixville - Phoenixville WIC Clinics

Services Offered
Nutrition Education; Breastfeeding Support; Healthy Foods; Referrals to Health and Social Programs

Description
Studies show pregnant women who participate in WIC have fewer premature births, fewer low birth-weight babies; experience fewer fetal and infant deaths; seek prenatal care earlier in pregnancy and consume more key nutrients like iron, protein, calcium, and Vitamins A and C. WIC helps ensure infants’ and children’s normal growth, reduces levels of anemia, increases immunization rates, improves access to regular health care/social services and improves diets.

WIC Foods
Cow’s Milk; Cheese; Soy Products; Tofu; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats; Juice for Children; Fruits; Vegetables; Cereals; Whole Grains (Whole Wheat or Whole Grain Bread & Rolls, Whole Grain Brown Rice, Soft Corn or Whole Wheat Tortillas); Juice for Women; Canned Fish; Peanut Butter; Chicken Eggs; Legumes (Beans)

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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.