Special Supplemental Nutrition Program - WIC - Koochiching County Health Department
1000 5th Street, 2nd Floor, International Falls, MN 56649
English
WIC is not an entitlement program, and therefore applicants participate in a screening and assessment process to determine eligibility. This process is called certification and the certification period is for a specified amount of time (i.e., until the end of pregnancy, the first birthday and six month increments for children)
Koochiching County, MN
International Falls, MN
Description
A supplemental food and nutrition program for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and infants and young children who area at a nutritional risk. The purpose of the WIC Program is to prevent health problems and to improve the health of program participants during critical times of growth and development. The WIC Program provides nutrition education, access to health services, referrals to health and other social services and vouchers for supplemental foods. The food vouchers list the types and quantities of WIC foods that are consistent with the participant's nutritional needs.
Providing organization
Koochiching County Health Department
The Koochiching Community Health Department is a county agency with the major goal of maintaining and improving the health of the county residents.