Oklahoma WIC Program >> Mcalester WIC Clinics
Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in Mcalester
The Choctaw Nation WIC program is a supplemental feeding program for women, infants and children. To qualify for this program, an individual must meet the following criteria: Be pregnant, post partum, or breastfeeding and at nutritional risk; Birth to one year old and be at nutritional risk; Age one to five years old and be at nutritional risk; Meet the income eligibility guidelines. The WIC program is a nutrition program which provides foods that are high iniron, protein, calcium, vitamin A and vitamin C. The program is federally funded through the USDA and serves the 10 1/2 counties of the Choctaw Nation.
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 supplement program for pregnant, breast-feeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to five years of age.