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Roane County Health Department WIC - Rockwood WIC Clinics
- Name
- Roane County Health Department WIC
- Address
- 1362 N Gateway Ave
Rockwood, TN 37854
- Phone Number
- (865) 354-1220
- Fax
- (865) 354-0112
- Operation hours
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://roanecountytn.gov/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education; Supplemental Foods; Breastfeeding Promotion and Support; Referrals For Health Care
- Description
- WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children and is also called the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program. WIC is a federal program designed to provide supplemental food to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants and children until the age of five. The program provides a combination of nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals for health care. WIC has proven to be effective in preventing and improving nutrition related health problems.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Infant Cereal; Infant Vegetables; Infant Fruits; Infant Meat; Infant Formula; Whole Wheat/Whole Grain Bread, Buns and Rolls; Tortillas; 100% Whole Wheat Macaroni (Pasta); Brown Rice; Bulgur (Cracked Wheat); Oatmeal; Whole Grain Barley; Fruits & Vegetables; Milk and Milk Substitutes (Milk, Tofu, Soy Beverage); Cheese; Eggs; Dried Beans, Peas & Canned Beans; Juice; Peanut Butter; Canned Fish (Light Tuna, Salmon And Sardines)
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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.