As a physician or health care provider, your referral makes a difference. By providing nutrient rich foods, nutrition assessments and education, breastfeeding education and support, and referrals to health care and community services, WIC hopes to achieve the following goals:
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- Decrease the complications of pregnancy
- Prevent low birth weight babies
- Decrease iron deficiency anemia
- Promote and support breastfeeding
- Promote optimum growth and development of infants and young children
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Each WIC agency employs nutritionists who have completed a minimum of four years of education and training in dietetics or a related area at an accredited college or university. WIC nutritionists are trained to provide the following:
- Personalized nutrition education
- Promote nutritious foods
- Promote lifestyle habits for a healthy pregnancy, for young children and their families
- Provide breastfeeding education and support
- Provide education on parent/child feeding roles and safe and appropriate infant/child feeding practices
Referring your patients
It is easy to refer your patients to WIC.
Instruct your patient to contact the Delaware County WIC Appointment Call Center, (484) 471-3320. Trained operators will connect your patient to the WIC office nearest their home.