General questions are below but if you need specifics use the menu to the right.
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Call
352-392-4493 in Alachua County or 1-800-4WICKID for an appointment.
Look at
WIC Eligibility for
more information
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You
need to bring proof of current address, identification, and income.
You can use the check list
on this website to help you.
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What
happens at your first certification visit will depend on whether
you are applying for yourself or for a child and how much information
you bring with you. In general though you will first talk to a clerk
who will ask questions about your address, phone number, income
and other family information. The clerk will then determine whether
you meet the income and residency requirements. You will be asked
to complete a form that gives the nutritionist information about
what you or your children eat. If you did not bring medical information
from your doctor we will then take some blood for a hemoglobin test
and obtain a weight and height. Your next stop will be with a nutritionist
who will assess the weight, height, hemoglobin, diet and medical
history to determine if you (or your child) have a nutrition risk
that would make you eligible for the program. The nutritionist will
work with you to decide what you could do to make improvements in
your family's nutrition and to answer your questions. You may be
asked to help choose the food package that you need and can use.
When you are finished you will then return to the clerk who will
print your checks and explain how to use them. You will then be
given an appointment to come back and pick up more checks usually
in three months. You should plan on a minimum of 30 minutes for
certification visits but pick up visits should only be 5-10 minutes.
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Children need to be recertified every six months. Pregnant women
need to be recertified 6 weeks after delivery. Infants are certified
to their first birthday but should have a weight height and hemoglobin
check shortly after age 6 months. Breastfeeding women can be eligible
until the baby is one year old but will need to be recertified in
six months.
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Since most of the WIC sites in this area are not open full time,
the best way to contact WIC is to call the main office in Gainesville.
They can answer most questions and make or change appointments.
From local phones call 392-4493. If the call is long distance for
you, then call 1(800) 4WIC-KID. If you want to contact the state
WIC office the toll free number is 1 (800) 342-3556.
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