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Lawrence County Health Department WIC - Mount Vernon WIC Clinics
- Name
- Lawrence County Health Department WIC
- Address
- 105 W. North St.
Mount Vernon, MO 65712
- Phone Number
- (417) 466-2201
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.lawrencecohealth.com/
- Services Offered
- Health Screening; Risk Assessment; Nutrition Education and Counseling; Breastfeeding Promotion snd Referrals to Health Care; Supplemental Food
- Description
- WIC serves pregnant women, non-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after delivery or termination of the pregnancy), breastfeeding women (up to 1 year after delivery as long as they are breastfeeding the baby), infants from birth up to 1 year of age, and children up to their 5th birthday. The goal of WIC is to improve nutritional health of participants. To meet this goal, the WIC program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, medical care referrals and nutritious foods that are high in protein and iron.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Cheese; Milk; Goat Milk; Soymilk; Yogurt; Tofu; Eggs; Peanut Butter; Beans; Cold Cereals; Hot Cereals; Fruit Juice - Women; Juice 100% - Children; Bread; Brown Rice; Tortillas; Fruits; Vegetables; Infant Foods (Infant Cereals, Infant Fruits and Vegetables, Infant Formula, Infant Meats); Canned 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.