Utah Admin. Code R406-100-2 - Program Objectives
(1) WIC is a
supplemental foods and nutrition education program funded by the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and is
administered by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Division of
Family Health, through clinics operated by local health departments. The
purpose of the WIC program is to provide nutritious supplemental foods and
nutrition education to eligible persons. The program serves as an adjunct to
good healthcare, during critical times of growth and development, to prevent
the occurrence of health problems and improve the health status of program
participants.
(2) WIC serves
pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women; and infants and children up to
five years of age. WIC participants belong to families that are found to have
inadequate income and are determined by competent health professionals to be at
nutritional risk.
(3) A primary
concern of the program is to deliver preventive healthcare through screening
for anemia, completion of anthropometric measurements, immunization screening,
dietary counseling, nutrition education and providing breastfeeding support. In
addition, participants needing other health or social services are identified
at the time of certification and referred to the appropriate agency.
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