House Bill 7 Reports
House Bill 7 (135th General Assembly) charged the Ohio Department of Health with investigating and determining the services and tools available at the federal level and the services and tools implemented in other states that could be implemented in Ohio to increase access to and use of WIC.
On June 9, 2025, ODH provided the report to the General Assembly summarizing the results of this investigation and a plan to increase access to and use of WIC. House Bill 7 further charged ODH with detailing progress on implementing the plan, including: (1) Expenditures; (2) Changes made to the WIC program; (3) The total number of women and children served; (4) Any other relevant outcomes; (5) Opportunities to further increase the number of women and children served.
On July 9, 2025, ODH provided the first quarterly report on increasing access to and use of WIC.