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 What is WIC?
WIC is a nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new
mothers, and young children eat well and stay healthy.
What are the goals of the WIC program?
- To decrease the complications of pregnancy
- To prevent low birth weight babies
- To decrease iron deficiency anemia
- To promote and support breast feeding
- To improve the health of participants during critical times
of growth and development.
What can I get at WIC?
- Nutrition education
- Supplemental foods
- Help with breast feeding
- Referrals for medical care and other services
- The specific nutritious foods provided to participants include
milk, cheese, eggs, peanut butter, iron-fortified cereal, juices,
iron-fortified infant formula, and carrots and tuna for exclusively breast-feeding women.
Whom can WIC help?
Persons who are:
- Pregnant, breast feeding, or just had a baby
- Children under 5 years old including foster children
- Families with a low to medium income (185% or less of the
federal poverty level) Working families may qualify.
How do I apply for WIC services?
Call to make an appointment and find out which documents you
need to bring with you. At your appointment, WIC staff will check
to see if you and your family qualify.
Madera County Public Health Department
WIC Program
14215 Road 28
Madera, CA 93638
(559) 675-7623
Call Toll Free
1-888-WIC-WORKS
1-888-9429675
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WIC Program
WIC, the Women, Infants, and Children program, is a nutrition
program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children
eat well and stay healthy.
 Website
(http://www.wicworks.ca.gov/)
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States Department of Agriculture
WIC, the Women, Infants, and Children program, is a nutrition
program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children
eat well and stay healthy.
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