Participants are taught how to shop for nutritious foods and how to prepare well-balanced meals to improve the health of the entire family. Individual nutritional counseling is also provided. However, WIC also provides iron-fortified infant formula, as well as infant cereal and juice. Health Screenings WIC provides free health screenings to all participants to determine nutritional risk. A nutritional risk is any problem, medical or dietary, that is caused by or is associated with what you eat.
Examples are poor growth in a child, poor eating habits and tooth decay.
WIC determines nutritional risk by measuring height and weight, doing a simple blood test and reviewing each participant's medical history and dietary intake. Referral to other services WIC encourages and provides access to health care by providing participants with referrals to other community-based agencies and providers. WIC staff are trained to help participants find the care providers they need, including doctors, public health nurses and social service agencies. WIC provides an ideal place to coordinate other health services because participants receive an assessment of nutritional and health status at each certification. Your annual household income must be within WIC Guidelines .