Jackson County W.I.C. Program
(Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
WIC is a Nutrition and Health Education Program funded by the Ohio Department of Health via the United States Department of Agriculture.
WIC services include:
The supplemental foods WIC provides promote good health for pregnant women, women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants and children up to age five years. The foods are loaded onto a WIC Nutrition Card {WNC} to redeem at participating grocers throughout the state. WIC earns money for our community vendors.
To qualify for WIC:
Jackson County WIC is a walk-in clinic, open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm. In order to best serve participants for certification please visit the office between 8am and 11am and 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
What to Expect at a Certification Visit
For more information on services please contact or visit them at:
Rebecca Akers
740-286-5443
Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
12:30 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
73-A East Huron Street
Jackson, OH 45640
wicjackson@odh.ohio.gov
(Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
WIC is a Nutrition and Health Education Program funded by the Ohio Department of Health via the United States Department of Agriculture.
WIC services include:
- Nutrition & Breastfeeding Education and Support
- Supplemental foods supplying key nutrients
- Referral to health care providers and community programs
- Height checks, weight checks and iron testing.
The supplemental foods WIC provides promote good health for pregnant women, women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants and children up to age five years. The foods are loaded onto a WIC Nutrition Card {WNC} to redeem at participating grocers throughout the state. WIC earns money for our community vendors.
To qualify for WIC:
- You must live in Ohio
- Have medical/nutritional risk based on health & diet information assessed by a health professional {HP} at time of certification
- Meet WIC income guidelines which are 185% of Federal Poverty Income Guidelines but can be eligible up to 200% of Poverty Income Guidelines if receiving assistance from: Click Here! for current Income Guidelines
- Ohio Works First
- SNAP Food Assistance
- Medicaid Programs
Jackson County WIC is a walk-in clinic, open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm. In order to best serve participants for certification please visit the office between 8am and 11am and 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
What to Expect at a Certification Visit
- Income/address/IDs are verified
- Parent/Guardian completes a Health History for each qualifying participant which is assessed by the Health Professional {HP}
- HP will take heights & weights of each participant
- Iron testing will be performed.
- Iron levels are checked with a drop of blood via finger prick using the Hemoglobin for children 3 years or younger
- or by using the bloodless Pronto machine for older children and women
- Program participants need to visit the WIC office every 3 months to load their WIC Nutrition Card {WNC} with new food benefits
- Certification visits are done every 6 months
For more information on services please contact or visit them at:
Rebecca Akers
740-286-5443
Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
12:30 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
73-A East Huron Street
Jackson, OH 45640
wicjackson@odh.ohio.gov
