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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri WIC announces a new, temporary waiver that will allow the purchase of larger containers of formula using WIC benefits during the Abbott infant formula recall event. This temporary waiver allows Missouri WIC participants to purchase larger containers of formula if […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – A standing order was issued Tuesday by Missouri’s State Epidemiologist, Dr. George Turabelidze, which entitles individuals to receive coverage for purchased tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This policy authorizes Missouri pharmacies to charge an individual’s insurance carrier, […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri WIC announced a new, temporary waiver Friday that will allow the purchase of alternative infant formula types using WIC benefits during the Abbott infant formula recall event. This temporary waiver allows Missouri WIC to issue additional non-contract brands of formula […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Educational funding is currently available for eligible nursing or medical students, or those already licensed and able to work in an underserved area of Missouri. The Health Professional Loan and Loan Repayment programs administered by the Department of Health and Senior […]
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For Immediate Release:Feb. 22, 2022 Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri WIC announced Friday the proactive, voluntary recall of some powdered Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare formulas manufactured by Abbott. Today, Missouri WIC, the Department of Health and Senior Services Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, […]
News Releases | Health & Senior Services
For Immediate Release:Feb. 22, 2022 Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri WIC announced Friday the proactive, voluntary recall of some powdered Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare formulas manufactured by Abbott. Today, Missouri WIC, the Department of Health and Senior Services Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, […]
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For Immediate Release:June 16, 2021 Media Contact:Lisa CoxMissouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri is experiencing a rise in individuals contracting the Delta variant (B.1.617.2, first detected in India) of the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2. It was announced by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention yesterday that the […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Abbott, the WIC infant formula manufacturer, announced the proactive, voluntary recall of some powdered Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare formulas manufactured in Sturgis, Michigan. Missouri WIC, the Department of Health and Senior Services Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Every month, over 80,000 Missourians participate in the Missouri WIC program. WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The program provides quality nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, nutritious foods, and referrals to health services. Missouri […]
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Media Contact:Lisa Cox, Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesLisa.Cox@health.mo.gov JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is looking for non-profit organizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children who would otherwise go without meals during the summer months and during times of public emergencies, when children […]