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WIC Nutrition Services and Administration (NSA) Cost Study

The WIC NSA Cost Study will provide an updated assessment of the amounts and categories of costs charged to WIC NSA grants and the variation of these costs among State and local agencies. This study will conduct a census of State and local agencies and include 14 case studies to gain a more detailed assessment of NSA cost categories compared to other similar federal programs such as SNAP and TANF.


WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2014

This biennial census provides detailed information on the demographic characteristics, economic circumstances and health conditions of WIC clients, along with information on the operational characteristics of State and local WIC agencies. The data are used for policy development, budget projections and regulatory impact analyses. Information about WIC participation characteristics has been prepared biennially since 1992 from administrative records provided by State agencies.


Best Practices for Implementing Green Rx Pads

NWA hosted a Green RX webinar with expert speakers, Skye Cornell from Wholesome Wave, and Ellie Fausold from DC Greens who spoke on best practices for implementing Green Rx initiatives […]


CPHMC Presentation: Cohort #1 Best Practices

NWA created this presentation to provide guidance on best practices learned from Cohort #1 of the CPHMC project. This slideshow included best practices and resources on the following subjects: Process […]


Wood County Farmers’ Market Campaign

Wood County created this sign to highlight their work on local farmers’ markets during the CPHMC project. Located in rural Central Wisconsin, Wood County has a high population of residents […]


Wood County Grocer’s Meeting Presentation

Wood County created this presentation to highlight their local work on healthy food retail as part of the CPHMC project. This presentation includes information for food retailers about survey results, […]


Tri-County WIC Rx Pad

Tri-County created this non-pharmaceutical prescription pad to highlight their local work on community clinical linkages and WIC referrals as part of the CPHMC project. Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) serves 3 […]


Tri-County Healthy Food Pantry Toolkit

Tri-County created this toolkit to highlight their local work on healthy food access and food pantries as part of the CPHMC project. Information in this toolkit includes a food pantry […]


Kenosha Farmers’ Market Video and Pamphlet

Racine Kenosha Community Action created this video and pamphlet to highlight their local work on farmers’ markets as part of the CPHMC project. As a result of the Community Partnerships […]


Kenosha County Food Security Pamphlet

Racine Kenosha Community Action created this resource guide to highlight their local work with food insecurity. This pamphlet identifies food desserts in Kenosha, includes the 2016 County Health Rankings and […]