WIC Program To Continue In McDonald County

The McDonald County Health Department has announced that a contract to continue to provide WIC services for the federal fiscal year 2018 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Under the terms of the contract, the McDonald County Health Department will be able to serve 873 persons eligible for WIC every month.

Women, Infants and Children (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, breast-feeding 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 percent of the poverty level and be determined by a health professional to be at nutritional risk. Migrant families are also eligible.

WIC is administered in McDonald County by the McDonald County Health Department. Persons interested in applying or who are in need of more information should contact the McDonald County Health Department at 417-223-4351.

WIC Clinics are offered at the McDonald County Health Department, located at 500 Olin St., Pineville, Mo. In addition, there are two satellite clinics located at the Lord of our Nativity Church at 227 Sulpher St. in Noel and at the Full Gospel Church at 612 Broadway in Southwest City. For days and hours of all clinic locations, call 417-2234351.