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Hamilton Health Center WIC Program - Harrisburg WIC Clinics
- Name
- Hamilton Health Center WIC Program
- Address
- 110 S 17th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104
- Phone Number
- (717) 230-3979
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.hamiltonhealthcenter.com/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education; Breastfeeding Support; Healthy Foods; Referrals to Health and Social Programs
- Description
- WIC Programs have earned the reputation of being one of the most successful federally-funded nutrition programs in the United States. Our WIC center in Harrisburg is a major contributor of healthy outcomes for the nutritionally at-risk women, infants and children of Harrisburg, PA in the following ways: Reduction of infant mortality; Decrease in low and very low birth weights; Increases in duration of pregnancy; Improved growth and cognitive development of nutritionally at-risk infants and children; Improved weight gain in pregnant women; Pregnant women participating in WIC receive prenatal care earlier; Children enrolled in WIC are more likely to have a regular source of medical care and have more up-to-date immunizations
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- 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 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.