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WHCC - Watts Health Center WIC - Los Angeles WIC Clinics
- Name
- WHCC - Watts Health Center WIC
- Address
- 10300 Compton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90002
- Phone Number
- (323) 568-3070
- Fax
- (323) 564-7935
- Operation hours
- Mon - Wed: 8:00am - 6:00pm; Thurs, Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm; 2nd, 4th Sat. of the month: 8:00am - 5:00pm
- Type
- Clinic/Application Site
- Web Site
- http://www.wattshealth.org/
- Services Offered
- Special WIC checks for nutritious foods; Nutrition education (available online); Breastfeeding education and support; Referrals to health care and other community services
- Description
- Watts Healthcare Corporation (WHCC) offers WIC services in Los Angeles, Compton and Huntington Park. WIC is the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program which serves low income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and children under age five who have a nutritional need. WIC is a federally funded program and is administered by the California Department of Health Services. WIC services are available to anyone who lives in California and meets the program guidelines regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability or immigration status. Women are encouraged to enroll into WIC as soon as they learn they are pregnant. Located within the Watts Health Center in South Los Angeles, the WHCC Watts WIC office is ideal for families who want access to a variety of health services including pediatrics, dental care, vision and women’s health services under one roof. Participants at this WIC office have access to a Registered Dietitian (RD) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) as well as a team of trained Nutrition Assistants.
- Phone 2
- Contact Person
- WIC Foods
- Milk; Cheese and Eggs; Soy and Tofu; Whole Grains; Breakfast Cereal; Peanut Butter, Dry Beans, Peas or Lentils, and Canned Mature Beans; Bottled Juice and Concentrate Juice; Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Cereal, Infant Formula, Fresh Bananas, and Infant Fruits and Vegetables; Infant Meats and Canned Fish
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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.