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St. Lucie County WIC - Port St. Lucie - Port Saint Lucie WIC Clinics
- Name
- St. Lucie County WIC - Port St. Lucie
- Address
- 531 NW Lake Whitney Place
Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986
- Phone Number
- (772) 785-6124
- Fax
- (772) 873-4917
- Operation hours
- Mon: 10:00am - 7:00pm; Tues, Thurs: 8:00am - 5:00pm; Wed: 8:30am - 6:30pm; Fri: 8:00am - 2:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://stlucie.floridahealth.gov/
- Services Offered
- Nutrition education and counseling; Supplemental foods; Breastfeeding support by Peer Counselors and a Lactation Consultant; Manual breast pumps, if needed; Electric breast pumps for loan, if needed; Referrals for health care
- Description
- The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program is a premier public health nutrition program designed to improve the health of pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5 through nutrition counseling and nutritious foods. Families are screened for income and nutritional risk eligibility. Income guidelines are set at or below 185% of federal poverty level with a sliding scale for income based on the number in a household. Licensed Nutritionists and Nutrition Educators determine nutritional risk eligibility and provide nutrition assessment, counseling and education to assist families in making healthier nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle choices.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- chd56WebMaster@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.