WIC

The West Virginia Department of Health’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is proud to announce a successful partnership with the department’s Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health (OMCFH) that is boosting lead testing efforts in Harrison, Marion, Monongalia and Ohio counties. This initiative, which leverages Medicaid Quality Improvement funding, aims to expand access to lead testing for vulnerable populations and improve health outcomes for children across the region.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Tips for Families

This brochure, available in English and Spanish, provides information on lead's effects on the body, the main sources of lead, action steps to protect against lead hazards, and meal and snack ideas  (many of which contain foods offered in the WIC food packages) that provide nutrients of particular importance: calcium, iron and vitamin C.