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1. What is Women, Infants and Children (WIC)?

WIC is a nutrition education program. WIC provides nutritious foods which promote good health for pregnant women, women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants, and children up to age five.

2. Who is eligible for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)?

Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have a baby less than six months old, and infants and children up to five years old are eligible to apply for WIC.

To qualify for services you must:

• Live in Ohio
• Meet WIC income guidelines
• Meet certain nutritional or health risks

3. What does Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provide?

• Breastfeeding education and support
• Immunization screening and referral
• Nutrition education and support
• Referral for health care
• Supplemental foods like:
  • Cereal
  • Eggs
  • Infant formula
  • Juice
  • Milk
  • Peanut butter or beans
  • Tuna fish (if you are exclusively breastfeeding)
  • Whole grains
    
    
    
    

4. How do I apply?

• Make an appointment
  • Call the Ottawa County Health Department at 419-734-6800 or toll-free in Ottawa County at 800-788-8803 to schedule an appointment to meet with a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) staff member or call 800-755-GROW for locations and more information.
• See if you qualify
  • All it takes is a visit to your local WIC clinic to see if you qualify for services.
• Receive WIC coupons
  • If you are eligible, you will receive coupons to buy healthy foods at local WIC-approved grocery stores.

5. What do I bring to my first visit?

• Proof of income (current pay stubs, approval letter for Health Start, Ohio Works First, Food Stamps, or current Medicaid card)
• Proof of address (utility or credit bill, or Ohio driver's license)
• Proof of identity for you and any other applicants (birth certificate, driver's license, Medicaid card, crib card, shot record)
• All family members applying for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services
• If pregnant, a doctor's statement showing the due date
• Children's shot records