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WIC Cambridge

3900 Cambridge Avenue
Suite 102
Las Vegas, NV  89109

Phone: (702) 220-9934
Fax: (702) 369-2511

Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm
Closed for lunch - 12:00pm to 1:00 pm

WIC SUPERVISOR
Kristine Cortez

Overview:
Nevada Health Centers, Inc. (NVHC) was founded in 1977 as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and currently has 21 clinical sites throughout Nevada. Cambridge Family Health Center opened its doors to serve the community with quality health care in 2002.  It is located in Las Vegas, which is in Clark County. In an effort to further enhance the services provided to its patients, Nevada Health Centers, Inc. has recently opened a WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Clinic in the same complex as their Cambridge Family Health Center, which provides pediatric and family care. The WIC office opened October 10, 2005.

Population Served:

The WIC target population are low-income, nutritionally at risk:

bulletPregnant women (through pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after birth or after pregnancy ends).
bulletBreastfeeding women (up to infant’s 1st birthday) 
bulletNon-breastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends) 
bulletInfants (up to 1st birthday). WIC serves 45 percent of all infants born in the United States. 
bulletChildren up to their 5th birthday.

Services Provided— The WIC Clinic provides regular review of the growth and basic health and nutritional needs of pregnant, post-partum, breastfeeding women and their young children.  As part of this process, families are given nutritional education, referred to a Nutritionist for counseling, referred to needed social services, as well as referrals to appropriate medical practices for immunizations, pediatric care or obstetrical care.

Benefits
The following benefits are provided to WIC participants:

bulletSupplemental nutritious foods 
bulletNutrition education and counseling at WIC clinics 
bulletScreening and referrals to other health, welfare and social services

Length of Participation: WIC is a short-term program.  Therefore, a participant will "graduate" at the end of one or more certification periods.  A certification period is the length of time a WIC participant is eligible to receive benefits.  Depending on whether the individual is pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, an infant, or a child, an eligible individual usually receives WIC benefits from 6 months to a year, at which time she/he must re-apply.

Staffing:
WIC Cambridge is staffed with one Dietician, one WIC Supervisor, one WIC Screener and five WIC Workers.

Federal Designation:  HPSA

Patient Profile for 2005: New site - no profile available at this time.

Funding:

bulletCounty  
bullet330(e)
bulletPatient Revenue
bulletFacility provided by Clark County

WIC is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture.  The State of Nevada, Department of Human Resources, Health Division, Bureau of Family Health Services contracts with providers to deliver WIC services to communities in Nevada.

In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

For more information about WIC you can access:

http://health2k.state.nv.us/wic/