Wyandot County WIC is fortunate to have a Breastfeeding Peer Helper to provide new and expectant mothers and their support persons with information and advice on the wonderful benefits of breastfeeding. You can find details on eligibilty by clicking here.Ĭall the Wyandot WIC office at 41 to schedule an appointment. Must meet income requirements (at or below 185% of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines) or have a current Medical card.Must be determined by WIC health professionals to be at medical or nutritional risk.Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who have recently had a baby, infants and children up to the age of five.Studies show that WIC lowers medical costs by improving prenatal care use, improving length of pregnancy and increasing birth weight. WIC is a proven cost-effective program.WIC participation results in increased head circumference (reflecting brain growth) of infants whose mothers receive WIC during pregnancy.WIC children are better immunized and are more likely to have a regular source of health care.Provides infants and children with a healthy start in life by combating poor and/or inadequate diet.Reduces infant mortality by reducing the incidence of low birth weight (infants under 5 ½ pounds are at greater risk of breathing problems, brain injuries, and physical abnormalities).
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Improves pregnancy outcomes by providing or referring to support services necessary for full term pregnancies.Supplemental, highly nutritious foods, such as milk, eggs, cereal, peanut butter, beans, tuna, fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain products, as well as iron fortified formula, cereal and other foods for infants.Referral to prenatal and pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs including Medicaid, Head Start, Child and Family Health Services, Children with Medical Handicaps, Help Me Grow, Immunizations, Car Seats, and Hearing Clinic.Nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support.
The WIC program operates in all 88 Ohio counties and provides: WIC is a federal program funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, administered by Ohio Department of Health, and operated locally as a program of Wyandot County Public Health. The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) helps income eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, and infants and children up to the age of 5 years who are at medical or nutritional risk.