St. Charles County Department of Community
Health & The Environment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2007

CONTACT:

Nancy Duncan, Director, Division of Public Health                                                                            636−949−7407
Cameron Satterfield, Public Information Officer                                                                               636−949−7408

St. Charles County Signs New WIC Contract

St. Charles County, MO - The St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment has signed a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to continue to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2008. WIC, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children, provides specific nutritious supplemental foods and nutrition education at no cost to pregnant and breastfeeding women, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five.

WIC guidelines count an unborn child as a member of the family when income eligibility is determined. WIC participants are persons who meet the WIC income guidelines shown below and are determined by health professionals to be at nutritional risk.

The WIC program, administrated by the St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment, has sites in O’Fallon, Wentzville, and the city of St. Charles. Childhood immunizations are also available at all sites. Persons interested in applying for WIC or in need of more information should contact the WIC office at (636) 949-7402. For more information about the St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment, call (636) 949-7400 or visit www.scchealth.org.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, the St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC, 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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