***WARNING*** There is a new website that is utilizing the WIC
acronym. The website is
www.WIC-Application.com. FNS is attempting to
get in touch with the owners of this site to inform them that their
website violates the trademark and authorized use of the WIC Acronym;
however, it may be some time before they are able to reach them.
Please know that this site is not affiliated with WIC or USDA.
The mission of the WIC Program is to
improve the health status and prevent health problems
among Ohio's at-risk women, infants and children.
WIC is a nutrition education program.
WIC provides highly nutritious supplemental foods which promote good
health for pregnant and postpartum women, breastfeeding mothers, infants
and children up to age five.
Who is eligible?
● Pregnant women
● Breastfeeding Mothers of babies to 1 year of age
● Women who have a baby less than six months old
● Infants and children up to five years old
● Live in Ohio
● are at nutritional or medical risk
● meet WIC income guidelines
How do you get WIC?
● Make an appointment
at a WIC Clinic
● Talk with a WIC health professional at your appointment
● If eligible, you will receive coupons to buy nutritious
foods at a local WIC authorized grocery store.
Benefits of being enrolled in the WIC
Program
● You receive nutrition
education for yourself and your children.
● You get nutritious foods at no cost and breastfeeding
support
● WIC helps save money. You can use the saved money to
purchase other foods
that WIC does not provide.
WIC Provides:
● Nutrition Education
and breastfeeding support
● Referral for health care
● Immunization screening and referral
● Supplemental foods like:
Milk
Cereal
Juices
Cheese (for exclusively breastfeeding
women)
Eggs
Peanut Butter and/or Beans
Infant Formula
Canned Fish (for exclusively breastfeeding
women) Baby foods
Fruits and Vegetables
Whole Grains
Where can you get WIC?
● WIC has clinics in
every county in Ohio.
● Call 419.334.6363 or 1.877.334.6363 for Sandusky County WIC
or email:
wicsandusky@odh.ohio.gov
● Good nutrition, starting with pregnancy, will provide the
best possible start for babies and children to grow up strong and
healthy.
