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LCDHD WIC @ Cumberland County Health Center - Burkesville WIC Clinics

Services Offered
Nutrition education and services; Breastfeeding promotion and education; A monthly food prescription of nutritious foods; Access to maternal, prenatal and pediatric health-care services

Description
WIC (Women-Infants-Children) is a supplemental food program, which supplies nutritious foods to pregnant/postpartum/breast-feeding women, and infants/children less than five (5) years of age. WICs goals are to improve the outcome of high-risk pregnancies; decrease the incidence of anemia and poor growth patterns; to improve dietary habits of it’s recipients through healthy foods and nutrition education; and to refer to other health services as appropriate. WIC services are available at all ten county health centers. Eligibility is assessed on the basis of income, the number in the household and medical and/or nutritional risk factors.

WIC Foods
Milk; Cheese; Iron-Fortified Cereal; Juice; Eggs; Dry Beans; Peanut Butter; Iron-Fortified Infant Formula; Carrots; Tuna

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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.