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Lenoir County Wic - Kinston WIC Clinics
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- Address
- 201 N. McLewean Street
Kinston, NC 28502
- Phone Number
- (252) 526-4300
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education; Vouchers for Supplemental Foods; Breastfeeding Promotion and Support; Referrals For Health Care
- Description
- WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is also called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program. WIC provides services to low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, and infants and children until the age of five. The program provides a combination of nutrition education, vouchers for supplemental foods such as infant formula, eggs, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and other foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals for health care. WIC has proven to be effective in preventing and improving nutrition related health problems within its population. WIC clients must meet nutritional risk requirements and income requirements. WIC clients must meet North Carolina residency criteria.
- WIC Foods
- Mother’s Breastmilk; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats; Milk; Cereal; Whole-grain Bread, Brown Rice, Whole-wheat and Soft-corn Tortillas; Fruits and Vegetables; Juice; Cheese; Tofu; Soy-Based Beverage; Dried or Canned Beans, Peas and Lentils; Peanut Butter; Eggs; Chunk-light Tuna or Salmon
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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.