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WIC Connect Mobile App

WIC Connect
We now have a mobile app! From the app you can:

Find WIC foods by scanning bar codes on food packages
See current and future shopping list benefits
View, request, and cancel WIC appointments
Find nearby WIC-approved grocery stores
Update contact info when your phone number or address changes

Download the App now by selecting your phone OS below

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Peer Counselors and Specialists
WIC supports its clients with free breastfeeding classes and one-on-one counseling sessions. We address many breastfeeding questions such as:

Is my child getting enough milk?
How do I use my breastpump?
How do I fit breastfeeding into a busy day?
Is there a difference between breastmilk and formula?
And many more!

If you have a breastfeeding question, contact our breastfeeding helpline at (517) 887-4543.

Get Real About Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in public is legal, healthy, and normal. Learn how you can encourage moms to start breastfeeding and continue breastfeeding, and normalize breastfeeding in our culture.

Coffective
Get prepared to breastfeed using free resources from Coffective including a phone app.

Nutrition Education

Online Nutrition Education
Visit wichealth.org on a computer or cell phone to complete your nutrition education online. Pick at least one module of interest to complete. Allow 1-2 business days to process.

Information Mall
The Ingham County Health Department WIC clinic's information mall is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Forms

Ingham County WIC Application and Referral Form
Please fax the form to (517) 676-7278, mail it to 5303 S. Cedar St., PO Box 30161, Lansing MI 48909-7661, or deliver it directly to the WIC office at the Ingham County Health Department.

Special Formula/Food Request Form
For a list of authorized formulas and qualifying conditions, please visit the following website: MDDHS - WIC Authorized Formulas. Please fax the completed form to (517) 676-7278. Forms with missing information may delay the approval process.

Formula Recall Information

Formula Recall Information for WIC participants from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Temporary choices for powder formula

DOS: MDHHS recommends that families do consider trying another brand of formula as most regular baby formulas are enough alike that most healthy babies can switch without problems. It is important that babies be fed an appropriate substitute if their usual formula is not available. All standard infant formulas for healthy babies meet the same FDA high standards for quality and nutrition.

DON’TS: The department recommends that families don’t feed their babies homemade formula, or ‘water down’ formulas to stretch them out, as these are unsafe practices.

If you have concerns about infant formula, contact your health care provider or FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332), or file a report online at MedWatch. Contact your child’s healthcare provider if you are unable to access the formula your child needs.