Benefits of the WIC Program The Stone County Health Department

Benefits of the WIC Program The Stone County Health Department

Benefits of the WIC Program
The Stone County Health Department offers a nutrition program designed for women,
infants, and children. The benefits of the WIC program for eligible applicants are
nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to appropriate
health agencies. Those served by the WIC program are pregnant women, nonbreastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after delivery or termination of the
pregnancy), breastfeeding women (up to 1 year after delivery as long as they are
breastfeeding the baby), infants from birth up to 1 year of age, and children up to their 5th
birthday.
Applicants to the WIC program must qualify two ways: income guidelines and
nutritional risk. Income guidelines are based on 185% of poverty level. Below are the
Missouri WIC Income Guidelines:
Missouri WIC Income Guidelines/ Reglas de Ingresos del Programa de WIC en Missouri
April/Abril 1, 2008 – March/Marzo 31, 2009
Family Size/Tamaño
De la Familia
Annual/Anual
Monthly/Mensual
Weekly/Semanal
1
19,240
1,604
370
2
25,900
2,159
499
3
32,560
2,714
627
4
39,220
3,269
755
5
45,880
3,824
883
6
52,540
4,379
1,011
Pregnant women are counted as two family members. Cuentan a las mujeres embarazadas como
dos miembros de la familia. Las reglas del ingreso se basan el 185% del nivel de pobreza. Esta
institucion es un proveedor de igualdad de oportunidades!
Those who qualify by income are assessed for eligible nutrition risk factors during the
certification process. If you are a woman who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or whose pregnancy
recently ended; or have an infant under 12 months old; or a child under 5 years old, please call
the Stone County Health Department at Galena, 417-357-6134, or Branson West, 417-272-0050
to inquire about becoming a part of the WIC nutrition program.