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People’s Health Centers WIC - Delmar Site - Saint Louis WIC Clinics
- Name
- People’s Health Centers WIC - Delmar Site
- Address
- 5701 Delmar Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63112
- Phone Number
- (314) 361-5728
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Tues: 8:00am - 7:30pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.phcenters.org/
- Services Offered
- Free counseling sessions with and access to a nutritionist or dietitian; Referrals to other programs in the community (Food Stamps, Head Start, Parents as Teachers, and other social services); Help with breastfeeding (WIC has a breastfeeding peer counselor and Certified Breastfeeding Educators to answer questions and give instruction); Breast pump rentals (Clients give a one-time $50 deposit to receive a pump, and the money is returned once the pump is returned in good condition); Vouchers or checks to buy nutritious foods to supplement the diet; A limited amount of formula for infants
- Description
- WIC currently serves over 4,000 clients each month between the Central, West, and North sites at People’s Health Centers. The program aims to improve the health of families in St. Louis and surrounding communities by offering nutrition and health education to pregnant and post-partum women. Families that participate in WIC also receive education about proper feeding practices for children under the age of five. WIC also promotes services in St. Louis by offering referrals to programs that WIC families find useful. Lastly, WIC sets excellent examples for food selection by supplying participants in the program with vouchers which are used to purchase nutritious foods.
- 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.