What is WIC?
The Women’s, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program is a federally funded program that provides 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 purpose of the WIC program is to prevent and improve nutrition-related health problems in its target population.
Who is WIC for?
- Children up to 5 years of age
- Infants
- Pregnant women
- Breastfeeding women who have had a baby in the last 12 months
- Women who have had a baby in the last 6 months
What does WIC provide?
- Healthy foods
- Health care referrals
- Breastfeeding support
- Eating tips for you and your child
WIC provides foods that are good sources of many needed nutrients.
They include:
- Milk
- Eggs
- Dried beans/peas
- Peanut butter
- Juice
- Infant formula
- Infant cereal
- Regular cereal
- Cheese
- Fruits and vegetables
- Tuna*
- Farmer’s market fresh fruits and vegetables (3 yr/old +)
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These are all good sources of many needed nutrients. National nutrition studies show that good nutrients are often low in the diets of some women and children. One of WIC’s goals is to help increase these nutrients in the diets of clients, therefore promoting health.
For more information about the WIC program or to schedule an appointment, please call your county health department at:
Alleghany County WIC Program
157 Health Services Road
Sparta, N.C. 28675
Phone: (336) 372-5644
Ashe County WIC Program
413 McConnell St.
Jefferson, N.C. 28694
Phone: (336) 246-2013
Watauga County WIC Program
126 Poplar Grove Connector
Boone, N.C. 28607
Phone: (828) 264-6641
Breastfeeding support services are available in the above counties for participants who have signed up with the WIC program. Please call (828) 964-0171 for information on breastfeeding support services.
You may also submit questions or referral forms by clicking the appropriate link below.
Alleghany County Nutrition Education
Ashe County Nutrition Education
Watauga County Nutrition Education
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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement Updated December 2013
English:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA ProgramDiscriminationComplaintForm, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or any USDA office, or call (866) 632‐
9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250‐9410, by fax (202) 690‐7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities my contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877‐8339; or (800) 845‐6136 (Spanish).
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Spanish:
El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en inglés “USDA”) prohíbe
la discriminación contra sus clientes, empleados y solicitantes de empleo por raza, color, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, sexo, identidad de género, religión, represalias y, según corresponda, convicciones políticas, estado civil, estado familiar o paternal, orientación sexual, o si los ingresos de una persona provienen en su totalidad o en parte de un programa de asistencia pública, o información genética protegida de empleo o de cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el Departamento. (No todos los criterios prohibidos se aplicarán a todos los programas y/o actividades laborales).
Si desea presentar una queja por discriminación del programa de Derechos Civiles, complete el USDAProgramDiscriminationComplaintForm (formulario de quejas por discriminación del programa del USDA), que puede encontrar en internet en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, o en cualquier oficina del USDA, o llame al (866) 632‐9992 para solicitar el formulario. También puede escribir una carta con toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Envíenos su formulario de queja completo o carta por correo postal a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication.
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250‐9410, por fax al (202) 690‐7442 o por correo electrónico a program.intake@usda.gov.
Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o con discapacidad del habla pueden contactar al USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service (Servicio federal de transmisión) al (800) 877-8339 o (800) 845-6136 (en español).
El USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
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