The mission of Nutrition & WIC Services is to improve the health status and nutritional well-being of Kansans through access to:

• Quality nutrition intervention services by a registered/licensed dietitian;
• breastfeeding promotion and support;
• substance abuse identification, nutrition education, and integration with and referral to other health services.

Nutrition & WIC Services contracts with local agencies to provide services in Kansas.

The Nutrition & WIC Services Section administers one USDA - funded program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) . This program provides nutrition education and supplemental foods to income eligible Kansas women who are pregnant, postpartum or are breastfeeding. Services are also provided to infants and children.

The Nutrition & WIC Services Section also provides nutrition support for the variety of programs within the Bureau of Family Health.