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Galveston County Health District - Galveston WIC - Galveston WIC Clinics
- 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
- 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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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.