Cherokee Nation News Release
918-459-5990
E-mail: communications@cherokee.org
February 18, 2016
JAY, Okla.— The Cherokee Nation Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will be moving to a new location beginning March 21 in conjunction with the move of the Sam Hider Health Center. The new address will be at 859 Melton Dr. in Jay.
The Cherokee Nation WIC program is a partner with the federal WIC program and provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referrals for healthcare and other community services to those in the Cherokee Nation’s tribal jurisdictional service area. Participants must meet income guidelines and serves women who are pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding; infants, and children under the age of 5 years. Within the Cherokee Nation, WIC clinics provide services to more than 7,000 women, infants and children each month. For more information contact Cherokee Nation WIC at 918-253-1771.
About Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the sovereign operating government of the Cherokee people. It is a federally recognized tribe of more than 300,000 Cherokee citizens, with its capital located in Tahlequah, Okla. Employing more than 8,200 people, Cherokee Nation’s annual economic impact in Oklahoma and surrounding areas is more than $1.3 billion. To learn more, please visit www.cherokee.org.
