East Hartford Health Department WIC Program

About this clinic

WIC, the USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a regional, federally funded health care program. The Town of East Hartford has administered this agency for the past 35 years. WIC provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion, and ensures the provision of medical insurance and immunizations to approximately 4,500 low-income families in a 19-town eastern Connecticut area.

Type: Clinic/Application Site

WIC foods: Eggs; Milk; Cheese; Tofu; Cereal; Fruit/Vegetable Juice; Baby Foods in Jars; Infant Formula; Infant Cereal; Fruits; Vegetables; Bread/Grain: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Wheat Tortillas, Corn Tortillas, Brown Rice, 100% Whole Wheat Pasta/Macaroni Products; Peanut Butter; Beans; Peas; Lentils; Canned Fish