Alaska WIC Program >> Anchorage WIC Clinics
Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in Anchorage
The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. is the federally recognized tribal organization of the Aleut people in Alaska. It was created by the merger of two predecessor organizations: The Aleut League, formed in 1966, and the Aleutian Planning Commission, formed a few years later. APIA was chartered in 1976 as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Alaska. APIA contracts with federal, state and local governments as well as securing private funding to provide a broad spectrum of services throughout the region. These services include health, education, social, psychological, employment and vocational training, and public safety services.
WIC is a supplemental food and nutrition program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children from birth to age five. Alaska WIC provides nutrition information, counseling, and periodic health screening, along with supplemental food vouchers for infant formula and healthy foods. Who is eligible? Women, infants, and children with special nutritional needs; Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; Women up to 6 months postpartum; Infants from birth to one year of age; Children up to their fifth birthday. Participants must also: Have a nutritional need; Meet income eligibility guidelines
WIC is a supplemental food and nutrition program for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children from birth to age five. Alaska WIC provides nutrition information, counseling, and periodic health screening, along with supplemental food vouchers for infant formula and healthy foods. Who is eligible? Women, infants, and children with special nutritional needs; Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; Women up to 6 months postpartum; Infants from birth to one year of age; Children up to their fifth birthday. Participants must also: Have a nutritional need; Meet income eligibility guidelines