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Graham County Department of Public Health WIC - Robbinsville WIC Clinics
- Name
- Graham County Department of Public Health WIC
- Address
- 21 South Main Street
Robbinsville, NC 28771
- Phone Number
- (828) 479-7900
- Fax
- (828) 479-6956
- Operation hours
- Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Closed: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.grahamcounty.org/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education; Supplemental Foods; Breastfeeding Promotion and Support; Referrals to Health Care
- Description
- WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which provides food to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, their infants and children up to the age of five. In addition to supplemental food, the program provides a combination of nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals for immunizations and health care. Studies have proven that WIC is effective in preventing nutrition related health problems. The program provides nutritional education benefits by teaching participants, parents/caretakers relationships between nutrition and good health. Information will provide improving ideas for food consumption habits.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- Shawn Turpin
- shawn.turpin@grahamcounty.org
- 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.