WIC (Women, Infants, Children) at the Health Department
WIC is a nutrition education program.  WIC provides nutritious foods, help in finding health care, voter registration, and farmer's market coupons for fresh fruits and vegetables. 
Contact: Phone: 419-774-4560; Tina Picman, Director.

Who Is Eligible?
* Pregnant Women
* Breastfeeding Mothers
* Postpartum Women
* Infants and children up to five years old

Eligibility Requirements
* Live in Richland County
* Are at nutritional and medical risk
* Must be at or below the WIC income guidelines

WIC Income Guidelines

How Do You Get WIC?
Make an appointment at the WIC Clinic.  During your appointment, you will talk with a WIC nutritionist.  If eligible, based on where you live, you will receive coupons to buy nutritious foods at a local grocery store or pharmacy.

Benefits of Being Enrolled in the WIC Program:
* You receive nutrition education for yourself and your children, including great recipes.
* You get nutritious foods at no cost.
* WIC helps save money.  You can use the saved money to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, baby foods and other foods that WIC does not provide.
* WIC helps babies and children grow up healthy!

WIC Provides:
* Nutrition Education and breastfeeding support/breast pump loan program.
* Referral to health care.
* Immunization screenings and referral.
* Supplemental foods like: milk, cheese, cereal, juices, eggs, peanut butter or beans, infant formula, tuna fish and carrots (if you are breastfeeding).
* Coupons for fresh fruits and vegetables redeemable at Farmer's Market and roadside stands.
* Voter Registration.