Client-Centered Nutrition Education (CCNE) is a style of education that encourages participants to play an active role in their own learning and allows staff to act as a guide or a facilitator. **Income can also be determined on a weekly or biweekly basis.Ĭity of Del Rio WIC Program recently renovated their classroom in order to provide a Client-Centered Nutrition Education (CCNE). For more than six household members, or if you have any income questions, call your local WIC clinic. *A pregnant woman's household is increased by the number of infants she is expecting. Citizenship is not a requirement for eligibility) WIC clients usually receive services in the county where they reside (U.S. Meet with WIC staff to discuss your family's nutrition interests, needs and concernsīe a resident of Texas. Meet income guidelines (see Income Eligibility Guidelines below) Individuals determined by a health professional to be at nutritional risk.Infants or children up to 5 years of age.Pregnant, breastfeeding and/or postpartum women.One-on-one counseling with nutritionists.You can take classes, meet with other families, and get one-on-one nutrition counseling so you can make smart choices and delicious family meals! The Program is designed to serve as an adjunct to good health care during critical times of growth and development and is most effective when integrated into other maternal and child health services.
WIC serves babies and children up to age 5, pregnant women, and new mothers, Dads, grandparents, foster parents of young children, and working families are welcome at WIC too!
The purpose of the WIC Program is to provide supplemental, nutritious food and nutrition education to financially disadvantaged pregnant/postpartum breast-feeding women, infants, and children who are certified by health professionals to be at high nutritional risk. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, popularly known as WIC, is a nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding women and families with children younger than 5.
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