


❽ónde pueden acudir por ayuda los residentes de Ohio para encontrar fórmulas infantiles y especializadas?.Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre la Escasez de Fórmulas.Where Ohioans Can Turn for Help Finding Infant and Other Specialty Formulas.Formula Shortage Frequently Asked Questions.We are offering the following resources to assist: The Ohio Department of Health and the WIC program continue to work diligently to assist WIC families who have been impacted by infant and child formula shortages. You can print the WIC Program Application and submit it to your local WIC clinic. Text: wic + your zip code to 1-84 (example: wic43215).Ĭheck to see if you may be eligible for WIC benefits by using the WIC Prescreening Tool: WIC Prescreening Tool.Visit Healthy Starts - Find location near you.

To apply for WIC benefits, please visit a WIC clinic near you. WIC provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support supplemental, highly nutritious foods such as cereal, eggs, milk, whole grain foods, fruits and vegetables, and iron-fortified infant formula and referral to prenatal and pediatric health care and other maternal and child health and human service programs. The program improves pregnancy outcomes by providing or referring eligible women to support services necessary for full-term pregnancies reduces infant mortality by reducing the incidence of low birth weight (infants under 5 ½ pounds are at greater risk of breathing problems, brain injuries and physical abnormalities), and provides infants and children with a healthy start in life by improving poor or inadequate diets. WIC helps eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women, women who recently had a baby, infants, and children up to 5 years of age. WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
