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Galveston County Health District - Galveston Wic - Galveston WIC Clinics

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  • Name
  • Galveston County Health District - Galveston WIC
  • Address
  • 4700 Broadway
    Galveston, TX 77551
  • Phone Number
  • (409) 763-7207
  • Fax
  • (409) 763-7295
  • Operation hours
  • Mon, Fri: 8:00am - 2:00pm; Tues, Wed: 8:00am - 7:00pm, Thurs: 8:00am - 5:00pm; 4th Sat: 8:00am - 2:0
  • Type
  • Clinic/Application Site
  • Web Site
  • http://www.gchd.org/
  • Services Offered
  • Nutrition education classes and individual counseling; Health screening and referrals to other health and social services; Supplemental nutritious foods (vouchers)
  • Description
  • The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC Program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
  • Phone 2
  • Contact Person
  • E-Mail
  • WIC Foods
  • Cereal; Whole Grains (Bread (Whole-Wheat), Tortillas (Corn or Whole-Wheat), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Whole-Wheat Pasta); Fruits and Vegetables (Fresh and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables, Vitamin C-Rich 100% Juice); Dairy/Soy (Fat-Free and Low-Fat (1%) Milk For Women and Children 2 to 5 Years, Whole Milk for Children 12 to 24 Months, Cheese, Kosher Milk and Cheese, Soy Milk and Tofu, Yogurt); Protein Foods (Eggs, Dry Beans, Split Peas or Lentils, Canned Beans, Peanut Butter, Canned Tuna and Salmon For Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers); Baby Foods (Baby Cereal, Baby Food Fruits and Vegetables, Baby Food Meats For Exclusively Breastfeeding Babies, Formula)

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