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Women, Infant, Children WIC

Polson WIC Program
802 Main Street, Suite 13, Polson, MT 59860
(406) 883-4605

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE WIC PROGRAM

The Montana WIC Program provides low-income pregnant, breast-feeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who have a nutritional risk, with:

• Nutrition education and counseling, referral, and follow-up on the nutrition and health problems found so the problems can be corrected;

• Access to preventive health programs and referral and follow-up to private and public health care;

• Selected foods to add specific nutrients to their diets during the most rapid times of growth and development; and

The Montana WIC Program is working to increase the number of women who breastfeed by teaching them the health and cost benefits for both the mother and the infant.

The Montana WIC Program is working to help women have a healthy pregnancy and an infant born at a good birth weight.

The Montana WIC Program is working to reduce anemia (low iron in the blood).

The Montana WIC Program is working to prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay.


CALL YOUR LOCAL WIC AGENCY

• If you cannot keep your appointment
• If you lose or damage your checks and/or ID Packet
• If you have any problems at your grocery store
• If you are moving
• If you need information about health services in your area
• If you need the list of WIC-approved retailers when you go out of town

WIC BENEFITS
• Education, counseling, referral to improve eating/health behaviors
• Referral to private and public prenatal and pediatric care providers
• Access to health care programs
• Education, training and support for successful breastfeeding
• Nutrition screening
• Identification of nutrition/health risks
• Supplemental, highly nutritious foods

 

       

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