Wisconsin WIC Program >> Crandon WIC Clinics
Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in Crandon
The special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides: Supplemental nutritious foods, Nutrition education, Breastfeeding education and support, Referrals to other health and nutrition services. To be eligible for WIC benefits in Wisconsin, a person must meet the following requirements: Be a pregnant, breastfeeding or new mother; be an infant up to age one; or be a child up to age 5; and Be a resident of Wisconsin; and Be income eligible; and Have a health or nutrition need.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), is a special supplemental nutrition program for low-income and working families; Services are available for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, and children up to the age of five; It is a short term intervention program designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors for high risk populations; WIC provides quality nutrition, breastfeeding promotion, a monthly food package and access to maternal, prenatal and pediatric health care services.