All participants receive:

• Screening for nutrition and health needs
  
• Information on how to use WIC foods to improve health
  
• Checks to buy foods that help keep you and your children healthy and strong
  
• Referrals to doctors, dentists, and programs like Food Stamps, Healthy Start and Head Start

Women receive:

• WIC Foods
  
• Information on healthy eating during pregnancy and breastfeeding
  
• Breastfeeding support

Infants receive:

• Breastfeeding support or infant formula
  
• Immunization referrals
  
• Parents/caretakers receive information on taking care of babies

Children receive:

• WIC Foods
  
• Immunization referrals
  
• Parents/caregivers receive information on food shopping, recipes, tips on feeding your child

Health Benefits of WIC:

• Premature births reduced
  
• Low birth weight reduced
  
• Long-term medical expenses reduced

Food Benefits:

• Milk, Eggs, Cheese
  
• Cereals
  
• Peanut butter, dried beans & peas
  
• Tuna fish
  
• Carrots
  
• Fruit Juices
  
• Infant formula