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 Share, 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/caregivers receive information on taking care of babies.

Children receive:

• WIC foods.
• Immunization referrals.
• Parents/caregivers receive information on food shopping, recipes and feeding a 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 and peas.
• Tuna fish.
• Carrots.
• Fruit juices.

Formulas and Medical Nutritionals:

• Standard contract formulas.
• Exempt (special) formulas for infants and children with special needs.
• Medical foods for children and women with special needs.