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Laurel County Health Department WIC - London WIC Clinics
- Name
- Laurel County Health Department WIC
- Address
- 525 Whitley Street
London, KY 40741
- Phone Number
- (606) 864-5187
- Fax
- (606) 864-8295
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.laurelcohealthdept.org/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition education and services; Breastfeeding promotion and education; A monthly food voucher of nutritious foods; Access to maternal, prenatal and pediatric health-care services
- Description
- WIC is a short-term intervention program designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behavior in low income women who are pregnant or has given birth to an infant 6 months old or less, and infant and children from birth to 5 years of age who need nutritional support. WIC is a federally funded program, provided by the USDA, and not only provides supplemental nutritious foods, but also offers a health care aspect. WIC participants are provided nutrition education and services; breastfeeding promotion and education; and access to other educational materials for prenatal and pediatric health-care services.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- Brandi Gilley
- brandin.gilley@ky.gov
- WIC Foods
- Milk; Cheese; Iron-Fortified Cereal; Juice; Eggs; Dry Beans; Peanut Butter; Iron-Fortified Infant Formula; Carrots; Tuna
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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.