1. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): How WIC Can Help Your Clients Kimberly Stanek, RD, LD Community Health Consultant Iowa WIC Program Bureau of Nutrition & Health Promotion Iowa Department of Public Health May 12, 2016

2. WIC Program

3. WIC Funding

4. Eligibility Criteria

5. WIC Clinic Process

6. Who Benefits?

7. WIC Food Package

8. Women and Children: Milk Cheese Yogurt Juice Eggs Cereal Whole grains Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables Legumes (dried or peanut butter) Tuna and salmon (only bf women) Infants (Solids provided at 6 months) : Breastfed Infant cereal Baby fruits & vegetables Baby meats Formula-fed Formula Infant cereal Baby fruits & vegetables

9. Food Packages Child ◦Milk: 3 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz. ◦Whole Grains: 32 oz ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $8.00 ◦100% Juice: 2 – 64 oz. containers Pregnant ◦Milk: 4.5 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 32 oz ◦Whole Grains: 16 oz. ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 3 – 12 oz Frozen Concentrate Containers

10. Food Packages Exclusively Breastfeeding ◦Milk: 5 Gallons ◦Cheese: 2 Pounds ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 2 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz. ◦Whole Grains: 16 oz ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 3 – 64 oz. containers ◦Fish: 30 oz. Not Breastfeeding ◦Milk: 3 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz ◦Whole Grains: NA ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 2 – 12 oz Frozen Concentrate Containers

11. Food Packages Fully Breastfeeding Infant (6 Months of Age) ◦Infant Cereal: 24 oz. ◦Infant Fruits & Vegetables: 256 oz. ◦Infant Meats: 77.5 oz Formula Fed Infant (6 Months of Age) ◦Formula ◦Infant Cereal: 24 oz. ◦Infant Fruits & Vegetables: 128 oz.

12. Benefits

14. Referring Your Clients to WIC Iowa WIC Website: http://idph.iowa.gov/wichttp://idph.iowa.gov/wic State Office Phone: 1-800-532-1579 or 515-281- 6650

15. Questions? Kimberly Stanek, RD, LD ◦E-mail: Kimberly.Stanek@idph.iowa.govKimberly.Stanek@idph.iowa.gov ◦Phone: 515-281-7119 ◦This institution is an equal opportunity provider.