A feeding guide with recommendations for the average, healthy infant from the Arkansas Department of Health.
An official list of approved WIC foods from the North Dakota Department of Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity WIC.
An official list of approved WIC foods from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
An annual plan that details North Dakota Department of Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity WIC program objectives and procedures for North Dakota WIC administration.
This study evaluated risk factors associated with anemia and iron deficiency in a sample of children participating in or applying for WIC. The results revealed that current child WIC participation and maternal WIC participation during pregnancy were negatively associated with anemia and iron deficiency.
The researchers examines the relationship between WIC and Food Stamp Program participation on young children's health and mistreatment outcomes. Their analysis used a unique individual-level longitudinal database that linked administrative datasets on WIC and Food Stamp Program participation, Medicaid enrollment and claims, and child abuse and neglect reports in Illinois. Based on the findings, receiving WIC benefits and Food Stamps, jointly or alone, was associated with less child abuse and neglect; was inversely related to the incidence of health problems among low-income children; and was associated with lower risk of being diagnosed with anemia, failure to thrive, and other nutritional deficiencies. For several outcome measures, stronger associations were found among study participants enrolled in WIC.
This study investigated the differences between children ages 1 to 5 in the Texas WIC Program who had improved anemia statuses and those who did not. Non-improvers were more likely to be those children who were younger, who lived in families with four or more children, who ate fewer snacks, and who never ate dried fruits. More parents of non-improvers incorrectly believed that their child had improved.
This study found that combining point-of-purchase data with state data on the WIC Program was a feasible method to assess behavior changes in WIC participants. The major obstacle to using these data as a practical method of evaluating WIC participants; food-purchasing behaviors was the recruitment of enough stores to allow the inclusion of a representative sample of WIC participants.
This study assessed the feasibility and efficacy of the Active Families Program, developed to increase outdoor play and decrease television viewing among preschool-aged children enrolled in the WIC Program. Compared with the children at baseline, the children at follow-up were more likely to watch television less than 2 hours per day and play outdoors for at least 60 minutes per day.
This study evaluated the success of a WIC-based intervention on changing food and beverage intake, physical activity, and TV viewing of children ages 1 to 5. The intervention influenced TV watching and fruit intake and was particularly protective for children ages 2 and younger. The results provided evidence that WIC is an appropriate setting for health behavior interventions to prevent obesity.
