Wheeling WIC Clinics

Below are WIC Clinics and Programs in Wheeling

Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department WIC Program - Ohio County WIC Program

The WIC program, which stands for Women, Infants, Children, is a federal nutrition program that provides free nutrition counseling and education, breastfeeding support, nutritious foods, and access to health care for eligible participants. To qualify for the program, you must be pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum, and /or have children under the age of five and meet the income eligibility requirements. WIC helps you save on groceries so you have more to spend on other things your family needs. WIC is for all kinds of families: married and single parents, working or not working, foster parents, or legal guardians. To see if you qualify, see our income eligibility page. The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department WIC Program covers the counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler in the Northern Panhandle part of West Virginia.

WIC Resources

• WIC Breast Feeding Support
  Breastfeeding is essential in infant development and is recommended by the Women, Infant, and Child Program to be the best way of feeding babies.
• WIC Eligibility Criteria
  To qualify for WIC benefits, applicants must meet Categorical, Residential, Income and Nutritional Risk Requirements.