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Health Impacts


Unnatural Causes: When the Bough Breaks

Infant mortality rates among African Americans remain twice as high as among whites. African American women with graduate degrees still face a greater risk of delivering pre-term, low birth-weight babies […]


Social Determinants of Health: WIC Health Outcomes

The episode focuses on how public health programs in MCH have a direct impact on access to health care and resources and health outcomes. Moderator: Christina Badaracco Panelist: Lacy Fehrenbach, […]


The State of WIC: Investing in the Next Generation

The second State of WIC report – supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation – highlights the experience of WIC providers and participants throughout 2021. Effective program reforms, including the WIC […]


WIC Trends

National data from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) were used to investigate associations between WIC participation and nutrients and food groups consumed before (2008) and after (2016) the […]