The Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education and nutritious foods to promote good health for pregnant women, women who just had a baby, breastfeeding moms, infants, and children up to age 5. The mission of WIC is to improve the health status and prevent health problems among Ohio’s at-risk women, infants, and children. Call us for more information at (740) 383-5533.
Watch these videos: Welcome to WIC (English) (Spanish) and Using Your WIC Card (English) (Spanish)
We are here for YOU! Did you know WIC offers the following?
- Healthy foods and nutrition tips
- Community of support
- Referrals
By participating in WIC, you’ll receive nutrition education for yourself and your children, including great recipes. WIC is a great way to help you save money on feeding your family, ensuring babies and children grow up healthy!
WIC Hours:
Monday 8-5
Tuesday 8-5
Wednesday 8-6
Thursday 8-6
Friday 8-12
Closed from 12-1 for Lunch
Our Nutrition Staff:
- Assess and evaluate WIC participants’ medical and nutritional conditions and habits
- Provide counseling and education to participants to address specific conditions
- Answer nutrition-related questions
- Provide guidance on healthy habits including safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, immunizations, and child development
- Present nutrition education on multiple subjects
- Refer participants to food banks, health care and social service agencies, physicians, and other community agencies
But they can also assist YOU! You can:
- Schedule a health professional for your organization to provide an overview of the WIC program, including what WIC is, what happens at WIC appointments, what foods are provided to participants, and what regulations must be followed
- Request that the WIC health professional schedule additional weight checks for WIC participants and follow up with you
- Request a small stock of nutrition and breastfeeding education materials on various topics
- Schedule a health professional to discuss a nutrition topic
- Collaborate with a health professional to provide a WIC-approved formula for a medically fragile infant or child
Marion Public Health would like to thank you for your ongoing support! We hope you find this information helpful as we work together to achieve positive health outcomes for Marion residents.
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Woods at 740-692-9140 or jwoods@marionpublichealth.org
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email. 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
Fax:
(202) 690-7442
Email:
Page last updated: March 11, 2026
