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Southwest WIC Center - Houston WIC Clinics
- Name
- Southwest WIC Center
- Address
- 6400 High Star
Houston, TX 77074
- Phone Number
- (832) 393-5427
- Fax
- Operation hours
- Mon: 8:00am - 6:00pm; Tues: 8:00am - 8:00pm; Wed, Thurs: 8:00am - 5:00pm; Fri, Sat: 8:00am - 12:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.houstontx.gov/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition Education and Counseling; Nutritious Foods; Help Accessing Health Care
- Description
- WIC is a free nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy. Nutrition education and counseling, nutritious foods and help accessing health care are provided to middle to low-income women, infants, and children through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, popularly known as WIC. U.S. citizenship is not required. In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- hltwicinfo@houstontx.gov
- WIC Foods
- Cereal; Whole Grains (Bread (Whole-Wheat), Tortillas (Corn or Whole-Wheat), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Whole-Wheat Pasta); Fruits and Vegetables (Fresh and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables, Vitamin C-Rich 100% Juice); Dairy/Soy (Fat-Free and Low-Fat (1%) Milk For Women and Children 2 to 5 Years, Whole Milk for Children 12 to 24 Months, Cheese, Kosher Milk and Cheese, Soy Milk and Tofu, Yogurt); Protein Foods (Eggs, Dry Beans, Split Peas or Lentils, Canned Beans, Peanut Butter, Canned Tuna and Salmon For Exclusively Breastfeeding Mothers); Baby Foods (Baby Cereal, Baby Food Fruits and Vegetables, Baby Food Meats For Exclusively Breastfeeding Babies, Formula)
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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.