All of the services listed above are offered free of charge to WIC participants. After you finish the application appointment, and the WIC counselor finds you to be eligible, you will be given food vouchers for healthy foods. You can use these vouchers at a local store of your choice. Counseling and referral are provided by Registered Nurses and include information regarding parenting, prenatal care, abortion, and adoption services. Contraceptive Counseling Personal, confidential counseling and method instruction are provided.
Emergency contraception is also available.
This program enables teens to start a birth control method within 1 week of calling the Health Department. The teen is carefully screened by nursing staff, dispensed birth control pills, instructed on safer sex practice and correct birth control method use. During your pregnancy you will be treated to home visits by our qualified public health nurses and she help you find any help that you may need. She can provide information about your pregnancy, talk to you about food choices and how you may be feeling and share your concerns. She can also show you pictures and videos about taking care of your baby, feeding your baby and home safety tips and most importantly answer your questions.