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Polk/Hardee WIC - Lakeland WIC - Lakeland WIC Clinics
- Name
- Polk/Hardee WIC - Lakeland WIC
- Address
- 1291 Ariana St.
Lakeland, FL 33803
- Phone Number
- (863) 284-3075
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm; 1st Sat: 8:00am - 12:00noon
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://polk.floridahealth.gov/
- Services Offered
- Nutritious Foods; Breastfeeding Promotion and Support; Nutrition Education and Counseling; Referrals to Health Care, Immunizations, and Community Services
- Description
- WIC is a federally funded nutrition program serving pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women; infants; and children under the age of 5 who have low-to-moderate income and are at nutritional risk. WIC helps to prevent low birth weight infants and infant deaths by improving the diet of pregnant women. In addition, the program helps to improve the growth of children who participate in the program.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- polkcommunications@flhealth.gov
- WIC Foods
- Whole Grains; 100% Fruit Juice; Breakfast Cereal; Milk; Fruits and Vegetables; Cheese; Baby Foods; Eggs; Peanut Butter; Light Tuna & Pink Salmon; Beans; Yogurt
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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.