WIC provides
nutrition education and healthy foods to:
Women who are pregnant, who are breastfeeding their
babies, or who have given birth in the last six months; Infants to 12 months of age; and Children age 1 to 5.
How do you sign-up for WIC?
Contact the Clark County Health Department. Our staff will:
1. Ask your identity and
residence. You will be asked to show ID and proof of where you live.
2. Ask your household
income to see if you meet income guidelines. You will meet these if you show
proof that:
You receive KTAP, Food Stamps or
Medicaid, or
A pregnant woman or infant in
your household receives Medicaid, or
A member of your household
receives KTAP, or
Your household income is at or
below 185% of poverty.
3. Do a simple health and diet screening to see if you have a
nutritional or health need.
What will you receive?
HEALTHY FOODS - Foods you or your children may receive are:
Infant formula
Baby Food and Baby Cereal
Milk, cheese and yogurt
Vitamin C-rich juices
Iron-rich cereals
Eggs
Dried beans or peanut butter
Whole Grains Breads, Tortillas,
Rice
Fruits and Vegetables
NUTRITION EDUCATION - you will also get nutrition information to
help you choose nutritious foods and improve your and your family's health.
HEALTH CARE - WIC can help you find regular health care and
childhood shots if needed.
Why is WIC important?
Healthy foods help children
grow and develop normally.
Good nutrition helps to protect
your whole family against health problems.
WIC helps your community by
building strong, healthy families.
(859) 744-4482 TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY!
In
accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices,
and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs
are prohibited from discriminating based on race,
color,
national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by
USDA.
Persons
with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program
information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,
etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for
benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech
disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)
877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in
languages other than English.
To
file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA
office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of
the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form,
call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1)
mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights
1400
Independence Avenue, SW
Washington,
D.C. 20250-9410;
(2)
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3)
email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This
institution is an equal opportunity provider.
