Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Riley County Health Department and Fort Riley Public Health Department have partnered to open a Women, Infants, and Children site at Irwin Army Community Hospital.
WIC is a supplemental nutrition program designed to improve pregnancy outcomes and promote health of pregnant and delivered women, infants and children under the age of 5.
The WIC program provides nutrition and health education as well as other services to pregnant women, postpartum women, infants and children up to age 5. If you are a father, mother, grandparent, foster parent or other legal guardian of a child under 5, you can apply for WIC.
To apply for WIC, call (785) 240-7019 to schedule an appointment. Eligibility is based on income and household size.
What Does WIC Provide?
- Personalized nutrition information
- Health care referrals
- Nutritions food packages
- Breastfeeding support
WIC Supplemental Foods Include:
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Whole Grains
- Cereal
- Milk
- Eggs
- Peanut Butter and/or Beans
- Infant Formula
- Infant Cereal and Baby Foods