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• Marriage Licenses

  You and your spouse-to-be must appear in person at a local vital records office to obtain a marriage license. The marriage license is issued to ensure that you and your spouse-to-be are eligible to be married. 

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Vital Records Applications and Forms

  Applications from both the State Vital Records Office and from the town/city where the event occurred. This includes applications for a copy of birth, death, marriage and civil union. Also find, applications for an Apostille, a directory of Connecticut Superior Courts as well as a Connecticut Town Clerk and Registrar directory.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Vital Records Office

  Statewide registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths, and fetal deaths.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Resources for Local Agency Staff

  Agency Staff can find a listing of PDF documents relating to the subjects of agency outreach, financial management, certification fair hearings and more.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Vital Records FAQs

  Citizens can find answers to the most frequently asked questions surround obtaining, applying for a copy of, and otherwise accessing state vital records and more.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• WIC Maps and Nutrition Data

  A guide to the meaning behind the numbers of data to Geographic Information System (GIS) Maps and State & National-Level Nutrition Reports.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Birth Certificates

  Request a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by the State of Connecticut. You may request it either by mail, online via VitalChek. If you are requesting a birth certificate for someone other than yourself or your child, you will need to submit proof verifying your relationship to the person whose birth certificate you are requesting.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Public Health FAQs

  Citizens can access answers on a myriad of topics relating to the WIC Program, from general questions on the program to individual services.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Breastfeeding

  WIC supports Connecticut Mothers and families in Breastfeeding their children; the key to good health of mothers and babies, also has benefits for families, employers and the community in general. Find information on developing a plan to work and breastfeed and access to WIC nutritionists and peer counseling services.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Connecticut Town Vital Records

  A complete listing of Connecticut Vital Records Offices alphabetically, by town name. The vital records registrar in each town is responsible for maintaining the original certificate for all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within its town.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• WIC Program

  The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as the WIC Program, provides healthcare referrals, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and supplemental foods.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• EBT

  The WIC Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT) is an electronic process where the food benefits are automatically added onto a card, similar to a debit card. This card, which will be known as the eWIC card, replaces the current paper vouchers/checks.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Find a Local Agency

  The Department of Public Health funds 12 local agency WIC Programs through contracts to operate 23 full-time offices and 35 part-time satellite sites covering Connecticut's 169 towns. A list of local agency coordinators and nutritionists.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Health and Safety Forms

  Department of Public Health forms for the protection and improvement of the health and safety of the people of Connecticut.

  Agency: Department of Public Health

• Nutrition

  The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (better known as the WIC Program) provides free nutrition and breastfeeding information and support for expecting and breastfeeding mothers, and resources for toddlers and infants.

  Agency: Department of Public Health