WIC Nutrition

Providing nutrition services to families in Texas.

Eligible women, infants, and children can come to one of more than 700 WIC clinics in Texas to receive nutrition services. WIC staff determine eligibility based on residency, income, and nutritional risk.

The assessment of nutritional risk includes:

• measuring height and weight
• a simple blood test to screen for anemia
• obtaining a health history
• reviewing dietary history
  
  

High Risk Assessment and Counseling

Nutrition services at WIC include:

• Nutrition classes
  
  
• Individual counseling about nutrition needs and concerns
  
  
• Classes on how to breastfeed
  
  
• Peer Counselor Program
  
  
• Social services and medical referrals
  
  
• Immunizations or referral for immunizations
  
  
• Supplemental food packages
  

For more information about WIC Nutrition Services, call (512) 458-7444.

Last Updated September 28, 2007