Women, Infants & Children - (WIC)
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"Our mission is to improve the overall health status of our people through nutrition education and distribution of nutritious foods to those in need."
WIC is a nutrition education and food supplement program for pregnant, post-partum and nursing mothers and children up to five; it is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Standards for participation in the program are the same for everyone regardless of age, race, gender, color, national origin or handicaps. Eligibility for the program requires that an individual meet the income guidelines and be at nutritional risk.
| Family Size |
Weekly Income |
Monthly Income |
Annual Income |
| 1 |
$306.00 |
$1,325.00 |
$15,892.00 |
| 2 |
$414.00 |
$1,790.00 |
$21,479.00 |
| 3 |
$521.00 |
$2,256.00 |
$27,066.00 |
| 4 |
$628.00 |
$2,722.00 |
$32,653.00 |
| 5 |
$736.00 |
$3,187.00 |
$38,240.00 |
| 6 |
$843.00 |
$3,653.00 |
$43,827.00 |
| 7 |
$951.00 |
$4,118.00 |
$49,414.00 |
| 8 |
$1,058.00 |
$4,584.00 |
$55,001.00 |
| For each additional family member, add $5,587.00 to total annual income, $466.00 to monthly income and $108.00 to weekly income. |
The Cherokee Nation first contracted to operate a WIC program in 1977. It is one of the oldest federally funded programs to come under tribal management following reorganization of the tribal government in 1971. Fulfilling the program's purpose of design, Cherokee Nation WIC draws patients into the sphere of influence of health care professionals through the food supplement program, and thus provides for the identification of children in needs of immunization and other basic health care. Since it's inception, our WIC program has shown a steady increase in the number of participants, and service site throughout the 14 county area have developed also. Presently, services are provided from the following locations:
| Claremore: |
Indian Hospital, 918-342-6370 |
| Jay: |
Sam Hider Community Clinic, 918-253-4271, ext. 275 |
| Kansas, OK: |
WIC Clinic, 918-868-2010 |
| Muskogee: |
Muskogee Health Center, 918-682-1398 |
| Nowata: |
Nowata Primary Health Care Clinic, 918-273-0192 |
| Salina: |
A-mo Community Clinic, 918-434-8512 |
| Sallisaw: |
Redbird Smith Health Center, 918-774-1413 |
| Stilwell: |
Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center, 918-696-8832 |
| Tahlequah: |
W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital, 918-458-3180 |
| Tulsa: |
WIC Clinic, 918-382-1290 |
| Vinita: |
For information call 918-253-4271, ext. 275 |
| Warner: |
Houston Johnson Housing Addn., call 918-463-3242, or 918-682-1398 |
| Westville: |
Bushyhead Heights Community Building, call 918-723-4920, or 918-696-8832 |
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