3rd Street Health Center (Main Campus) WIC

921 E. 3rd St
Chattanooga, TN - 37403
(423) 209-8050

County: Hamilton County

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** Please call to verify all WIC Hours posted on the website as hours change frequently.

Office Information:

Pediatric Clinic telephone: (423) 209-8050

Fees/Payments: TennCare accepted; sliding scale fee services offered; some private insurance.

Pediatric Area Hours:

Monday- Thursday 8am-4pm and Friday 9am-4pm

- Childhood immunizations

- Examination for Pediculosis (head lice)

- Lead Testing

- Newborn genetic screenings (PKU, Sickle Cell Anemia, Thalassemia, Hypothyroidism)

- WIC

Adult Health/Family Planning Clinic telephone: (423) 209-8350

Adult Health Area Hours:

Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm and Friday 9am-4pm

    Breast and cervical cancer screening program
    Emergency contraception
    Family planning
    Pregnancy testing
    Prenatal care - basic only
    Presumptive TennCare for pregnancy
    Routine adult immunizations (MMR, TD/TdaP, HPV, HBV)


Below are some of the more frequented services. For all our services at 3rd Street, see the menus to the left and across the top of this website:

    Emergency Preparedness
    Food Protection
    International Travel Immunizations
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
    Tuberculosis Control (TB)
    Vital Records (Birth and Death Certificates)

WIC Eligibility and Rules in Tennessee:

To be eligible for WIC in Tennessee, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Category:

    Be a pregnant woman, a breastfeeding woman up to one year postpartum, or a woman who has recently given birth and is not breastfeeding but still has a nutritional risk.
    Be a child from birth to 5 years old.

2. Residency:

    Be a resident of Tennessee.

3. Income:

    Have a household gross income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. You can find the current income guidelines for Tennessee here: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/fhw/wic/redirect-wic/income-guidelines.html

4. Nutritional or Medical Risk:

    Be determined by a health professional at a county health department to be at nutritional or medical risk. This could be due to anemia, low birth weight, inadequate diet, or other factors.

Additional Rules:

    You must attend regular appointments at your local WIC clinic.
    You must use the WIC benefits card to purchase only approved WIC foods.
    You must live in the same county as your WIC clinic.

Mission Statement: The mission statement of the Health Services Division is “To Do All We Can to Assure A Healthy Community”.

The Official WIC program is available to low to moderate income pregnant women, recently delivered women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk. Fathers can also bring their children to apply for WIC. You may apply for WIC if you are working or unemployed. Check the Income Guidelines Table to see if you are eligible for WIC. This website was created for women looking for WIC information and locations. We are also working towards adding other locations and services that may help out women.