WIC Program

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Scope of Services:

WIC (Women Infant and Children) is a supplemental food program.  Foods in the WIC package provide nutrients based on your nutritional or medical needs.  The package is only a supplement and does not provide all foods for you or your child.

  • Monthly package of nutritious foods to supplement your diet
  • Nutrition counseling
  • Referrals for other health care services

Availability:

  • Natchez
  • Fayette
  • Port Gibson

Please call to make an appointment with one of our health centers.

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements.

1. Target Population:

  • Pregnant women – during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after the birth or the end of pregnancy
  • Postpartum women – up to the infant’s 5th week of life, or if breastfeeding, up to the infant’s first 11th month of life
  • Infants – up to the infant’s 11th month of life
  • Children – up to the child’s 5th birthday

2. Residence:

  • Applicants must live in Mississippi.

3. Income:

4. Nutrition risk:

  • Applicants must be individually determined to be at “nutrition risk” by a health professional