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Orange County Health Department WIC - Hillsborough WIC Clinics
- Name
- Orange County Health Department WIC
- Address
- 300 West Tryon Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
- Phone Number
- (919) 245-2422
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.orangecountync.gov/
- Services Offered
- Healthy foods; Health care referrals; Breastfeeding support; Eating tips for you and your child
- Description
- WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. WIC provides healthy food, milk, dried beans and peas, cereal, juice, infant formula, peanut butter, cheese, eggs, and infant cereal at no cost to those who qualify. The WIC staff determines which foods a participant receives based on individual needs. WIC also provides guidance on nutrition information, infant feeding, special diets, nutrition for healthy pregancy, food buying and child growth and development. WIC is for pregnant women; breast feeding women who have had a baby in the last 12 months; women who have had a baby in the last 6 months; infants; and children up to 5 years. Applicants must meet WIC Income Guidelines. Many participants in the WIC Program have jobs. Many receive Food Stamps, Medicaid, AFDC, School Lunch, or Head Start.
- Phone 2
- (919) 245-2447
- Contact Person
- 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.