The Nevada WIC is a federally funded program that provides free nutritious foods, nutrition education, health care referrals and other health services to women, infants and children in the state of Nevada. This program targets the following groups of individuals:

• Pregnant women
• Breastfeeding women
• Postpartum women
• Infants
• Children up to the age of five

Since its introduction, the Nevada WIC program has helped promote the long-term health of mothers and their children in the state. The program has helped the state of Nevada reach several health care milestones, these include:

• Reduced number of low birth weight incidences
• Reduced number of premature births
• improved immunization rates
• reduced incidences of nutritional deficiencies among children

In order to qualify for the Nevada WIC program, you need to meet a specified set of eligibility requirements. These program eligibility requirements are mainly categorical, income, and residential in nature. Applicants are always required to be examined by a healthcare professional and be proven to be nutritionally at risk. If you meet the basic Nevada WIC eligibility requirements, you should go ahead and apply for participation in the program.

Applying for the Nevada WIC program is a fairly easy and convenient process, all you need to do is to locate your local WIC clinic and schedule an appointment for an interview. During the appointment you will be interviewed by a Nevada WIC program representative, who will assess your eligibility to the program. Upon successful completion of the process you will start enjoying the benefits of the program.

Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for the Nevada WIC program, Applicants need to meet a specified set of eligibility requirements. These eligibility requirements can be broadly divided into categorical eligibility requirements, income eligibility requirements, residential eligibility requirements, and proof for nutritional risk and are discussed below.

Categorical Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for the Nevada WIC program, applicants need to belong to one of the three categories of women, infants or children. In addition to being a member of one of the three categories applicants also need to meet the individual categorical eligibility requirements. These categorical eligibility requirements are:

Women

Women applying for the Nevada WIC program need to be:

• undergoing pregnancy or within six weeks after the delivery of an infant
• breastfeeding up to the infant's first birthday
• postpartum

Infants

Should be under one year old

Children

Should be below six years of age

Resident Requirements

Applicants for the Nevada WIC program, must be residing in the state of Nevada at the time of their application, and should be US nationals or registered legal aliens.

Income Requirements

Applicants to the Nevada WIC program should have moderately low-income as specified by the income guidelines available on the following link: Nevada WIC income guidelines, these income guidelines are based on the applicant's household income and household size.

Proof of Nutritional Risk

To qualify for the Nevada WIC program, you should be examined by a healthcare professional and proven to be at nutritional risk. Applicants can be examined free of charge at their nearest Nevada WIC clinic, click here to locate your nearest clinic.

WIC Application Instructions

If you meet the basic Nevada WIC eligibility requirements, you should go ahead and apply for participation in the program. Applying for the Nevada WIC is a simple process that can be done in two steps. You first need to contact you nearest Nevada WIC local office and schedule an appointment for an interview through the contact information available on this link: Nevada WIC contact information.

On the day of the interview, you should remember to carry important documents such proof of identity, proof of income and proof of residence as specified by the Nevada WIC program representative. During the interview you will be examined for nutritional risk, a program representative will then verify your documents before asking you a set of questions aimed at establishing your eligibility to the program. Upon successful completion of the process you will commence your participation in the program and will start receiving the program benefits that you are eligible for.