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Pueblo City-County Health Department - Avondale WIC Office - Avondale WIC Clinics
- Name
- Pueblo City-County Health Department - Avondale WIC Office
- Address
- 328 Avondale Blvd.
Avondale, CO 81022
- Phone Number
- (719) 947-3344
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.pueblohealthdept.org/
- Services Offered
- Personalized nutrition education; Breastfeeding education and support; Screening and referrals to other health, food and other community programs; Nutritious foods
- Description
- The WIC program provides personalized nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, screening and referrals to other health, food and other community programs, and nutritious foods such as milk, cheese, eggs, cereal, juice, and dried beans or peanut butter. WIC participants must meet certain financial requirements and be "nutritionally at risk" to qualify for the program. WIC also provides a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor to answer questions and help you during your pregnancy and after delivery as breast milk is the best food for your baby. WIC also provides breastfeeding classes five times a month.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Canned Fish; Eggs; Fruits and Vegetable; Baby Food: Meats, Fresh Bananas, Infant Formula, Fruits and Vegetables, Infant Cereal; Milk; Cheese; Dry Beans, Peas and Lentils; Canned Beans; Peanut Butter; Tofu; Soy Beverage; Whole Grains; Whole Grain Bread; 100% Juice; Breakfast Cereal
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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.