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NWA 2019 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Priorities

NWA’s members – including state WIC directors, local agency directors and clinic supervisors, frontline clinic staff, and nutritionists – works tirelessly each day to deliver quality nutrition services and breastfeeding […]

WIC’s Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding: Making Breastfeeding Accessible and Equitable for the WIC Population

This position paper affirms NWA’s support of the WIC program’s ongoing commitment to promote and support breastfeeding. It highlights the numerous health, economic, and social benefits of breastfeeding for women, […]

Former WIC participant, Louisiana

“The healthy foods I ate as a WIC baby helped me grow into a healthy young woman. I believe in eating healthy and I exercise regularly. I currently work in […]

WIC Employee, California

Pictured is 14-month-old Heidi enjoying the colorful shapes in a board book provided by the Little By Little School Readiness Program at Olympic (California) WIC. “Every day the participants share […]

WIC mom, Michigan

“When expecting, my doctor made sure medical things were going well, but I never remember him asking if I was able to maintain a good diet and what foods would […]

Statement on WIC and Oral Health

About WIC’s role in preventing early childhood caries

NWA’s Position on Functional Ingredients

Today, a growing number of food products are offered with functional ingredients, e.g., long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), prebiotics, and probiotics. These […]

Preventing Maternal and Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Excessive weight gain in pregnancy not only increases health risks for the mother, but has been shown to increase the risks of obesity in children. Research indicates that a child […]

The Role of WIC in Reducing Infant Mortality

Provides many statistics in these areas: WIC helps reduce risk factors for infant mortality WIC’s role in prenatal and postnatal care Improving birth outcomes reduces healthcare costs

NWA Statement on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

NWA urges all birthing hospitals and facilities adopt the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to ensure delivery of high-quality care to all mothers and babies. In endorsing the Baby-Friendly Hospital […]

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