WIC services returned on May 17th to the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit. WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) that provides foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.

Appointments will be available quarterly on the last Tuesday of each month from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. To make an appointment, call 508-771-7896 or email ccwic@healthimperatives.org.

The following benefits are provided to WIC participants:

Supplemental nutritious foods

Nutrition education and counseling at WIC clinics

Screening and referrals to other health, welfare, and social services