Oklahoma State Department of Health

WIC

Purpose

The goal of WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program is to give our children the best possible start in life. This is done by providing nutrition education, breast feeding support, healthy foods, and health care referrals during the critical stages of fetal and childhood development. It is a nutrition education and supplemental food program for pregnant, breast-feeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age.

Contact to OSDH WIC web site: WIC

Contact with National USDA WIC site:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Outreach

The Comanche County Health Department will be pleased to provide an outreach speaker to share information, discuss eligibility issues, and answer questions regarding the WIC program. Please call Melissa Wilson at (580) 585-6625 to arrange a meeting time and place.

Services

During your appointment:

Your WIC professional will ask for a brief health and eating history
You will receive a weight and height check along with a finger blood test for anemia
You will learn how WIC foods will help you and your child
If you are eligible, you will receive your WIC food instruments on the day of your appointment and can go directly to the grocery store
Other follow-up appointments will be made for nutrition education and brief health assessments

Examples of typical WIC foods:

Milk
Juice
Cheese
Cereal
Beans
Peanut butter
Eggs
Formula
Certain Fruits and Vegetables

Enrollment Criteria

Anyone is eligible for services provided they meet the income, residency, and nutritional guidelines.

Fees

No fee is charged.

Clinic Hours/How to Make an Appointment

Monday through Friday
7:00 to 4:00
Later appointments are available on Thursdays - Call for details (580) 585-6625.

Services are unavailable during staff meetings. Currently those meetings are held on the second and fourth Friday morning of each month.

Call for an appointment (580) 585-6625

Important Information

Nutrition classes are held on Fridays and are scheduled every three months.

Current authorized formulas are the following: Good Start and Good Start Soy. Other formulas may be provided for infants with documented special needs.

For those who wish to breast feed, breast pumps will be issued if available and you meet requirements.

Providers

Services are usually provided by RNs, LPNs, or PCAs. For questions please call (580) 585-6625.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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	email \| print WIC Purpose The goal of WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program is to give our children the best possible start in life. This is done by providing nutrition education, breast feeding support, healthy foods, and health care referrals during the critical stages of fetal and childhood development. It is a nutrition education and supplemental food program for pregnant, breast-feeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age. Contact to OSDH WIC web site: WIC Contact with National USDA WIC site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/ Outreach The Comanche County Health Department will be pleased to provide an outreach speaker to share information, discuss eligibility issues, and answer questions regarding the WIC program. Please call Melissa Wilson at (580) 585-6625 to arrange a meeting time and place. Services During your appointment: Your WIC professional will ask for a brief health and eating history You will receive a weight and height check along with a finger blood test for anemia You will learn how WIC foods will help you and your child If you are eligible, you will receive your WIC food instruments on the day of your appointment and can go directly to the grocery store Other follow-up appointments will be made for nutrition education and brief health assessments Examples of typical WIC foods: Milk Juice Cheese Cereal Beans Peanut butter Eggs Formula Certain Fruits and Vegetables Enrollment Criteria Anyone is eligible for services provided they meet the income, residency, and nutritional guidelines. Fees No fee is charged. Clinic Hours/How to Make an Appointment Monday through Friday 7:00 to 4:00 Later appointments are available on Thursdays - Call for details (580) 585-6625. Services are unavailable during staff meetings. Currently those meetings are held on the second and fourth Friday morning of each month. Call for an appointment (580) 585-6625 Important Information Nutrition classes are held on Fridays and are scheduled every three months. Current authorized formulas are the following: Good Start and Good Start Soy. Other formulas may be provided for infants with documented special needs. For those who wish to breast feed, breast pumps will be issued if available and you meet requirements. Providers Services are usually provided by RNs, LPNs, or PCAs. For questions please call (580) 585-6625. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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