Indiana WIC Program >> Bloomfield WIC Clinics >> Greene County WIC Program
Greene County WIC Program - Bloomfield WIC Clinics
- Name
- Greene County WIC Program
- Address
- 200 E. Main Street, Suite 1
Bloomfield, IN 47424
- Phone Number
- (812) 384-3253
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Tues, Wed: 8:30am - 6:30pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://iuhealth.org/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition and health screening and assessment; Nutrition education and counseling; Breastfeeding promotion and support; Referrals to other Indiana health, family, and social services; Supplemental healthy foods designed to meet special nutrition needs
- Description
- This federally funded program, run locally by IU Health Bloomington, provides nutritional support for income eligible mothers and babies in Monroe and Greene Counties. WIC has a direct and important impact on their health, reducing the number of doctor and emergency room visits for women and children and increasing the parenting skills in mothers. To qualify, participants: Must have nutritional needs, Earn less than 185 percent of the poverty level, Live in Indiana. Women who qualify are covered throughout their pregnancy and for an additional year if they are breastfeeding (six months if not breastfeeding). Children are eligible until they turn five. There is no cost to participate in the WIC program.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Infant Food; Infant Cereal; Breast Milk; Infant Formula; Milk; Cheese; Eggs; Fruits and Vegetables; Juice; Cereal; Whole Grains; Peanut Butter; Beans, Peas & Lentils; Fish
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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.