254b,Īnd a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. NEVHC is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. NEVHC, one of the nation’s largest community health centers, is a nonprofit Joint Commission accredited Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Nearly 70,000 patients receive medical, dental and behavioral health care at our health centers every year. Today, NEVHC has grown to 14 health centers in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and continue to serve the uninsured and the medically underserved patients with limited financial resources. They opened San Fernando Health Center in 1973 and celebrated its dedication with the late U.S. Northeast Valley Health Corporation was incorporated in 1971 by a group of San Fernando Valley civic leaders who envisioned establishing a healthcare system that catered to the medical needs of the local community. If your income has changed recently, you may now qualify for WIC. To find your local WIC office: Clinic Search. Please call for information before visiting. Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mon.,Tues.,Thurs., Fri.)ġ0:30 am – 7:00 pm (Wed.) VAN NUYS HEALTH CENTER WIC locations have procedures to help you get WIC benefits as quickly as possible as some locations may be closed to the public. Fri.)ĩ:00 am – 5:30 pm (Tues.) SUN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER Hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (Mon.-Fri.) PACOIMA HEALTH CENTER Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (tue-fri.) NEWHALL HEALTH CENTERĨ:30 am – 5:00 pm (Wed., Thur.) NORTH HOLLYWOOD WIC operates through 1,900 local agencies in 10,000 clinic sites, in 50 State health departments, 34 Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, and five territories (Northern Mariana, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands).Įxamples of where WIC services are provided:.administered by 90 WIC state agencies, through approximately 47,000 authorized retailers.administered at the Federal level by FNS.WIC is a Federal grant program for which Congress authorizes a specific amount of funds each year for the program. WIC is not an entitlement program as Congress does not set aside funds to allow every eligible individual to participate in the program. Screening and referrals to other health, welfare and social services.Nutrition education and counseling at WIC clinics.The following benefits are provided to WIC participants: WIC serves 53 percent of all infants born in the United States. Nonbreastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after the birth of an infant or after pregnancy ends).Breastfeeding women (up to infant’s 1st birthday).Pregnant women (through pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after birth or after pregnancy ends).The WIC target population are low-income, nutritionally at risk: