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Petersburg Health Department WIC - Petersburg WIC Clinics
- Name
- Petersburg Health Department WIC
- Address
- 301 Halifax Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
- Phone Number
- (804) 863-1652
- Fax
- (804) 862-6126
- Operation hours
- Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 5:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Services Offered
- Screening and Referrals to other Health, Welfare and Social Service Agencies; Nutrition Education; Breastfeeding Promotion and Support; Supplemental Nutritious Foods
- Description
- WIC’s goal is to improve the health of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children (under 5 years) through better nutrition and access to health care. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and operated in Virginia through the Virginia Department of Health. The program provides screening and referrals to other health, welfare and social service agencies, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support as well as supplemental nutritious foods. To be eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must meet categorical, residential, income and nutrition risk requirements.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Canned Fish; Beans, Lentils and Peas; Milk; Soy Milk; Eggs; Cheese; Juice; Peanut Butter; Cold and Hot Cereals; Cereal for Infants; Baby Food; Whole Grain Breads; Brown Rice; Corn Tortillas; Whole Wheat Tortillas; Fruits and Vegetables;
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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.