ALACHUA COUNTY ‒ The Department of Health – Alachua is expanding Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) services to Wednesday evenings. Extended hours began on Jan. 12.
“In addition to services provided during regular business hours five days per week, our staff is pleased to be able to improve access to vital educational and nutritional services to our pregnant, new mothers and children under the age of five on Wednesday evenings,” said Alachua County’s Florida Department of Health Administrator Paul Myers.
Existing clients wanting to make an appointment, and new clients seeking eligibility criteria, are asked to contact the Alachua County Health Department WIC Program at 352-225-4343 or toll-free at 800-494-2543. Additional information on eligibility can be found at FloridaWIC.org and SignUpWIC.com.
WIC is a nutrition program for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who have recently been pregnant, infants and children under five. WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding and referrals to healthcare, immunizations and community services at no cost.
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