WIC
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Supplemental Nutrition Program provides nutrition screening, and nutrition education by Registered Dietitians. Supplemental foods, and referrals, for women (pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding), infants, and children less than 5 years of age, are also provided. The WIC program promotes breastfeeding, and offers education to clients.
Key Benefits
- Helps pregnant women see physicians earlier and increases the number of women receiving timely prenatal care
- Improves the length of pregnancy and birth weight
- Improves the diets of women and children
- WIC children are better immunized
- WIC children do better on vocabulary scores
Participants use WIC coupons at grocery stores to purchase nutritious food items prescribed to improve their diet and health. Coupons have approved food items listed on them.
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Typical woman participant receives 5 gallons of milk, 2 pounds of cheese, 2 dozen eggs, 2 boxes of iron-enriched cereal, 2 gallons of juice, and 1 jar of peanut butter or 1 pound of beans each month
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Typical infant (not breastfeeding) receives 31 cans of iron-fortified formula, while breastfeeding infants and mothers receive special food packages
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Typical child receives 4 gallons of milk, 1 pound of cheese, 1 dozen eggs, 2 boxes of iron-enriched cereal, 1 gallon of juice, and 1 jar of peanut butter or 1 pound of beans each month
WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines
| Number in Family | Annual | Monthly | Twice-Monthly | Bi-Weekly | Weekly |
| 1 | $ 18,889 | $ 1,575 | $ 788 | $ 727 | $ 364 |
| 2 | $ 25,327 | $ 2,111 | $ 1,056 | $ 975 | $ 488 |
| 3 | $ 31,765 | $ 2,648 | $ 1,324 | $ 1,222 | $ 611 |
| 4 | $ 38,203 | $ 3,184 | $ 1,592 | $ 1,470 | $ 735 |
| 5 | $ 44,641 | $ 3,721 | $ 1,861 | $ 1,717 | $ 859 |
| 6 | $ 51,079 | $ 4,257 | $ 2,129 | $ 1,965 | $ 983 |
| 7 | $ 57,517 | $ 4,794 | $ 2,397 | $ 2,213 | $ 1,107 |
| 8 | $ 63,955 | $ 5,330 | $ 2,665 | $ 2,460 | $ 1,230 |
| Each Add'l Member Add | $ 6,438 | $ 537 | $ 269 | $ 248 | $ 124 |
WIC program hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 5:00,
Tuesdays until 7:00pm
Friday 8:00 - 2:00pm
675 Price Rd., Newark, OH 43055.
Satellite Clinics are held at Pataskala, Johnstown, and Buckeye Lake.
Call (740) 349-6474 for schedule and appointments.
Maps to Clinic Sites
Pataskala WIC Clinic / Buckeye Lake Clinic / Johnstown Clinic / Main Health Dept. Clinic