WIC Program
WIC is a federal program that provides specific nutritious foods along with nutrition and breastfeeding education at no cost.
WICShopper
Simplify your WIC shopping.
- Install “WICShopper” from your app store.
- Select Kentucky as your WIC Agency.
- Register using the 16 digit number from your WIC card.
- View your current benefits, food list, recipes, and more right from the app!
- Scan products using the app to verify WIC–eligibility as you shop!
For support with the WICShopper app, email wicshopper.support@jpma.com.
Fleming County Health Department
Newly Available WIC Products!
Fleming County Health Department
Memorandum: Clinic Services
Effective January 1, 2024
The Health Department Clinic will remain open and offer all services as usual including vaccinations, WIC, and Hands services.
For parents who have just had a baby and need to get their baby added to WIC, you will need to call to schedule an appointment to come in. Please know we are proud to serve you and are working hard to do everything we can to keep you and your family safe.
Fleming County Health Department
Clinic Services
Biometric Screenings
We provide yearly biometric screenings for state employees to fulfill their Living Well Promise.
Dental Screening and Fluoride Varnish
Dental varnish is a fluoride application that prevents tooth decay. We offer fluoride varnish from first tooth eruption through 5 years of age.
Hemoglobin Testing
We provide hemoglobin testing to aide in the identification of poor nutrition and other diseases as well as referring for treatment services.
Immunizations
We carry all routine vaccinations for infants, children and teens to protect against vaccine preventable diseases throughout a person's lifespan.
We also carry some adult vaccines. For more information on vaccination schedules for children and adults,
Click here
(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/index.html).
Immunizations
We carry all routine vaccinations for infants, children and teens to protect against vaccine preventable diseases throughout a person's lifespan.
We also carry some adult vaccines. For more information on vaccination schedules for children and adults,
(Click here ).
Reportable and Infectious Disease Outbreak monitoring
We monitor reports of all KY reportable communicable disease for our county and conduct interviews, provide education and manage outbreaks when needed.
Tuberculosis Screenings and TB Skin testing
We offer TB skin testing as well as care for people who have TB infection and TB disease.
WIC (Women, infant and childrens food program)
WIC is a supplemental nutrition program that serves infants, children(up to the age of 5), and pregnant and postpartum women.
Participants get the latest nutrition and breastfeeding support form our Nurses to ensure babies, children and mom's stav healthy.
WIC is proven to improve birth outcomes, nutrition of participants, and cognitive development of infants and children.
WIC Serves
More People Are Eligible For WIC Than You May Think
- Pregnant, postpartum & breastfeeding women
- Infants and children to age 5
- Many working families (for example, a family of four with an annual income of $55,500 may qualify for WIC)
Meet income guidelines or have a Kentucky medical card, receive Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) benefits or food stamps (SNAP), or have a pregnant woman or infant in the family who receives Medicaid or K-TAP
Income Guidelines for the WIC Program
185% of Poverty
Effective April 2023
Household Size
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | $519 | $702 | $885 | $1068 | $1251 | $1434 | $1616 | $1799 | +$183 |
| Bi-Weekly | $1,038 | $1,404 | $1,769 | $2,135 | $2,501 | $2,867 | $3,232 | $3,598 | +$366 |
| Twice-Monthly | $1,124 | $1,521 | $1,917 | $2,313 | $2,709 | $3,105 | $3,502 | $3,898 | +$397 |
| Monthly | $2,248 | $3,041 | $3,833 | $4,625 | $5,418 | $6,210 | $7,003 | $7,795 | +$793 |
| Annual | $26,973 | $36,482 | $45,991 | $55,500 | $65,009 | $74,518 | $84,027 | $93,536 | +$9,509 |
Persons who receive Medicaid or SNAP
Income Guidelines for the WIC Program
185% of Poverty
Effective April 2023
Household Size
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | $1,982 | $2,165 | $2,348 | $2,531 | $2,714 | $2,896 | $3,079 | $3,262 | +$183 |
| Bi-Weekly | $3,964 | $4,329 | $4,695 | $5,061 | $5,427 | $5,792 | $6,158 | $6,524 | +$366 |
| Twice-Monthly | $4,294 | $4,690 | $5,086 | $5,483 | $5,879 | $6,275 | $6,671 | $7,067 | +$397 |
| Monthly | $8,588 | $9,380 | $10,172 | $10,965 | $11,757 | $12,550 | $13,342 | $14,134 | +$793 |
| Annual | $103,045 | $112,554 | $122,063 | $131,572 | $141,081 | $150,590 | $160,099 | $169,608 | +$9,509 |
Persons who receive Medicaid or SNAP
There is a handy tool that lets you see if you qualify. To use it, just click here.
WIC Offers
- Healthy foods like milk, cheese, yogurt, cereal, eggs, juices, whole grains (bread, rice, pasta, or tortillas), Dried beans or peanut butter, fruits and vegetables
- A baby may receive infant formula, infant meats, fruits, and vegetables, and infant cereal
- Breastfeeding information & support
- Referrals to health & social services
- Nutrition & health information
- Infants who are partially or not breastfed may receive iron fortified formula
update to newly available items
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD 3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
- mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
- fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
- email: program.intake@usda.gov
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD–3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P–Complaint–Form–0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD–3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; orfax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; ocorreo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.
La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.
Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD–3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: Complaint Form, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD–3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
- correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil
Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o - correo electrónico:
program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
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