Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program: What You Should Know!

Описание: What is the WIC Program about? Did you know it provides nutrition education and breastfeeding support? Representatives from Stony Brook Medicine’s HeLP have the answers — about feeding your child up to five years old and how WIC can help support breastfeeding moms!

What Is WIC? (1:23)
WIC Cares About Your Health (1:56)
Are You Eligible for WIC? (2:42)
How We Determine Income Eligibility (3:12)
2020-2021 Federal Income Guidelines (3:50)
Provided WIC Services (4:10)
Nutrition Education and Referral (4:26)
Possible Topics During Nutritional Education Sessions (5:00)
A Typical WIC Session: Picky Eaters (6:33)
Did You Know: Tips on Weaning and Starting Solid Foods (7:57)
Why Choose Breastfeeding? (9:03)
Breastfeeding Support (9:57)
WIC Peer Support (10:44)
Did You Know? Breastfeeding Facts (11:32)
How Much a Newborn Needs to Eat (12:11)
Breastfeed Hunger Cues (13:04)
Signs Your Baby Is Full (14:29)
Family Food Packages and Meal Tips (15:04)
Infant Food Packages (17:20)
Sample Food Packages for a Child (17:41)
Did You Know Some Organic Foods Are WIC-Approved? (18:45)
The Benefits of eWIC Cards (19:19)
How to Use the WIC2Go App (20:13)
eWIC and App Overview (21:19)
Stony Brook WIC Services Locations (24:08)
Additional Resources (24:22)

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The Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (SBMHeLP) is a partnership between the Public Libraries of Suffolk County, a unique group of healthcare professionals and graduate student interns from the fields of social work, public health, nursing, nutrition and library science, working together to provide access to both in-person and virtual healthcare related resources for public library patrons throughout Suffolk County. This partnership looks to enhance the health and well-being of Suffolk County residents through library programming, collection development and dissemination of information on current health topics impacting our communities.