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Ozark County Health Department Welcome to Missouri WIC. To improve the nutritional health status of financially eligible women, infants, and children in Missouri who are at nutritional risk by providing nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, supplemental food, and referrals to health care.
What is WIC?
WIC is a nutrition education/health promotion program designed to help moms and young children eat well and stay healthy. WIC provides nutrition information, promotes health and provides nutritious foods to supplement your diet. Your WIC food package may include: milk, cereal, juice, eggs, peanut butter, beans, fresh or frozen vegetables and fruits, and bread, tortillas or brown rice. Infants receive baby cereal and jars of baby food, as well as formula, if needed. In addition tuna is provided to breastfeeding moms. These foods are chosen because they will help you and your child to be healthy. They include nutrients like: protein, calcium, iron, vitamins A & C, folate and zinc. Who is
WIC for? · Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or whose pregnancy recently ended · Infants under 12 months old · Children under 5 years old What can
you get from WIC?
To get
WIC, you need to:
THE
FOLLOWING INCOME GUIDELINES APPLY:
Missouri WIC Income Guidelines – April 1, 2021-2022
*Pregnant
women are counted as two family members
*Income guidelines are based on 185% poverty level
WIC is by appointment only. Anyone interested in participating in this program please call (417) 679-3334 for an appointment. Ozark County Health Department is proud to be associated with the WIC program and recognizes their contribution in making Ozark County a healthier place to live. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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