East Hartford WIC Clinics

Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in East Hartford

East Hartford Health Department Wic Program

WIC, the USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a regional, federally funded health care program. The Town of East Hartford has administered this agency for the past 35 years. WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion, and ensures the provision of medical insurance and immunizations to approximately 4,500 low-income families in a 19-town eastern Connecticut area.

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.