The benefits of WIC go beyond just receiving healthy foods. Our team of experts provide nutrition, health, and
breastfeeding education. They also provide referrals to other programs that would be
helpful to meet their needs. WIC clients may take part in individual or small group education sessions. Written educational
materials are available to take home. During a WIC visit, you could expect to receive:
Education on how to use WIC foods to improve health
Help with questions about nutrition and your pregnancy
Help with questions about feeding infants and children
Help with questions about breastfeeding
Breastfeeding advice and encouragement
Tips on food shopping, recipes and planning meals
Monitoring weight, growth, iron levels
Immunization screening and
referrals
Referrals to doctors, health centers
and clinics, dentists and programs like Food Stamps, ADC, Kids Connection and Medicaid.
Participating in WIC has been shown to
improve the health of women & children and save health care dollars:
Women in the WIC Program eat better, have healthier babies,
and receive earlier prenatal care.
Children on WIC eat foods with more iron and Vitamin C,
visit their doctors regularly and receive immunizations.
Infants born to WIC mothers are
healthier. They weigh more and grow and
develop better.
To learn more, contact:
Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-2781
Toll Free: 1-800-942-1171
E-mail: peggy.trouba@dhhs.ne.gov
