Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Providing nutrition education, breastfeeding support services, supplemental nutritious foods and referrals to health and social services.

Community Health Alliance is the second largest Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provider in northern Nevada. Our WIC program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support services, supplemental nutritious foods and referrals to health and social services. We also offer additional one-on-one support, monthly virtual support groups, and can provide internal and external referrals to an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), who provides expert breastfeeding and lactation care.

Our WIC participants range from working to non-working families, and we do not limit eligibility on the basis of citizenship or immigration status. We offer WIC services at our health centers in Reno and Sparks, as well as various community centers, resource centers and schools.

To apply for WIC services at Community Health Alliance, please apply online:

WIC Services That We Provide:

Lactation Counseling

Lactation consults include assessment of breastfeeding, assistance with latching, providing breast pumps or breastfeeding aids as needed, developing a plan to help the mom reach her breastfeeding goals while also giving her confidence and empowerment.

Peer Breastfeeding Support

Provides mother-to-mother breastfeeding support and education during pregnancy and after birth.

Nutrition

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC provides supplemental foods, health care referrals and nutritional education to low-income pregnant and postpartum women as well as infants and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk.

Our nutrition center provides the following foods:

Fruits and vegetables
Milk
Cheese
Infant formula
Baby food
Fish
Whole grains, tortillas
Iron-fortified cereals
Beans
Peanut butter
Eggs
Vegetable and fruit juice
Tofu
Soy milk
Enhanced food package for breastfeeding moms

Additional WIC Services

Referrals for low-cost car seats, farmer’s market coupons and help finding a physician or dentist.

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We are committed to protecting all patient information. We are bound by federal regulations to maintain the confidentiality of participant data and personal information. This means we do not inquire or collect information about one’s immigration status, nor do we share information about immigration or citizenship status with immigration authorities. We are, and have always been, committed to serving our community. It is our mission to give you and your family the best quality, affordable and comprehensive health care. No matter what.