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Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center WIC - Bronx WIC Clinics
- Name
- Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center WIC
- Address
- 1225 Gerard Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
- Phone Number
- (718) 960-2817
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- Services Offered
- Breastfeeding promotion and support; Healthy lifestyle promotion and support; Individualized food packages; Nutrition counseling focused on your needs and concerns; Referrals to other health and social services
- Description
- The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals and a variety of nutritious foods to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women, infants and children up to age five to promote and support good health. WIC improves the health of pregnant women, new mothers and their infants and children. The foods provided through WIC are a good source of nutrients often missing from the diets of women and young children. WIC participants have longer, healthier pregnancies and fewer premature births.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Milk; Soy Beverage; Cheese; Tofu; Eggs; Infant Cereal; Infant Formula; Canned Fish; Brown Rice; Baby Food - Vegetables and Fruits; Baby Food - Meats; Dried Beans, Peas, and Lentils; Peanut Butter; Breakfast Cereals for Women and Children; Whole Grain Soft Corn Tortillas; Whole Grain Bread Products; 100% Juice; Vegetables & Fruits
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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.