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The Daviess County Health Department announces that a contract to continue providing Women, Infants and Children (WIC) services for federal fiscal year 2017 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Under the terms of the contract, the Daviess County Health Department will be able to serve a caseload of 178 persons eligible for WIC every month.
WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program providing services to pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children up to their fifth birthday based on nutritional risk and income eligibility.
The primary services provided are health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion and referrals to health care. Nutritious supplemental food is provided at no cost to participants.
To be eligible for WIC applicants must have an income of less than or equal to 185% of the poverty level (see income guidelines below) and be determined by a health professional to be at nutritional risk. Migrant families are also eligible. A pregnant mother counts as a family of two.
WIC supplemental food packages are specially chosen to provide foods high in protein, iron, calcium, and vitamins A and C. Eligible women and children receive fortified milk and cheese, eggs, whole grain bread products and hot or cold cereals, one-hundred percent fruit juices and fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables.
The WIC program recommends breastfeeding, provides breast-feeding support, baby foods and infant cereal. For women who cannot or choose not to breastfeed, infants may receive supplemental iron fortified formula.
WIC participants obtain their foods by redeeming food checks for specific items at local grocery stores and pharmacies.
Studies confirm that pregnant women who enroll in WIC during the early months of pregnancy have fewer low birth weight babies, experience fewer infant deaths, see the doctor earlier in pregnancy and eat healthier.
WIC is administered in Daviess County by the Daviess County Health Department. Persons interested in applying or who are in need of more information should contact the Health Department located at 609 A. South Main, Gallatin, Mo., 64640; Phone 660.663.2414. The WIC clinics are on Wednesdays from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Please call for an appointment.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.