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WIC Program from the Hyde County Health Department

What is WIC?
A Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Am I Eligibile?
To be eligible, you or your child must:
1.  Live in North Carolina

2.  Have a household income equal to or less than

185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines.
(A person receiving Medicaid, Work First Families Assistance (TANF), or assistance from
the NC Food and Nutrition Services automatically meets the income eligibility requirement)

3.  Be at nutritional risk based on:
     - Abnormal height and/or weight measurements
     - Abnormal blood test for low iron
     - Documented nutrition-related medical conditions
     - Inadequate dietary intake

Who is WIC for?
1.  Children up to 5 years of age
2.  Pregnant women
3.  Infants
4.  Breastfeeding women who have had a baby in the last year
5.  Women who have had a baby in the last 6 months

What does WIC provide?
1.  Breastfeeding support
2.  Nutrition education
3.  Nutritious foods
4.  Referrals for health care




Contact Information

For information, contact Luana Gibbs, RN, at 252-926-4398 or lgibbs@hydehealth.com.