Our Mission
The WIC Services Division of the Joplin City Health Department provides supplemental foods and Nutrition Education/Breastfeeding support to Women Infants and Children up to age 5 with a medical or nutritional risk in order to promote healthy people in our community.
Our Vision
The Health Department, as a whole, can spot new and reemerging diseases, locate populations-of-interest or populations-at-risk through surveillance and outreach and then deliver quality products and services to meet community needs and expectations.
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Who We Serve
Services are provided to Women (breastfeeding, prenatal or postpartum up to 6 months) infants and children up to age 5 with a medical or nutritional risk living in the State of Missouri and connecting States if they work or receive medical care in Joplin.
Contact Us
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Please note that we are closed on the following holidays: New Years Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Visit us at:
321 E. 4th Street
Upper Level
Joplin, MO 64801
Phone: 417-623-1928
Fax: 417-625-4753
FAQs
Prenatals are seen on a walk-in basis on Wednesdays 8:30am-11:00am and 1:30pm-3:30pm. Appointments will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis till all appointment spots are filled. Spanish prenatals are seen on Tuesdays: 8:30am-11:00am and 1:30pm-3:30pm.
If transferring from another agency in-state or out-of-state, bring contact number for previous agency and any remaining paperwork to our office (9:00am-11:00am and 2:00pm-4:00pm) and during previous agency’s operating hours. If Spanish, interpreters are available on Tuesdays only.
This information is subject to change. Please call to check for any changes.