This study examines a range of innovative practices at 20 state or local WIC agencies. The researchers focused on practices in three main areas: breastfeeding promotion and support (including peer counseling and programs for high-risk groups); nutrition and health education (including obesity prevention, preventive healthcare, and staff training); and service delivery (such as home and workplace visits). For each innovative program, the authors provided background information and discussed the source of the innovation, key challenges, implementation lessons learned, evidence of its success, and the feasibility of replicating the practice.
Good nutrition combined with language-rich activities like talking, reading, and singing are critical for children’s early brain, health, and language development. In addition to its core services, WIC clinics can […]
This webinar explained life course theory and identified immediate prevention opportunities for professionals who focus on family nutrition. The objectives were 1) to understand the five tenets of life course theory […]
While progress has been made in reducing infant mortality in the United States, it remains too high, especially for certain families. This session summarized the impact of nutrition on infant […]
The WIC Nutrition Education Study provides a nationally representative description of WIC nutrition education and includes a pilot of an impact study of WIC nutrition education on behavioral and physical activity outcomes in six sites. This two-phase study includes multiple modes of data collection from State agencies, local agencies, nutrition educators, and WIC participants. The multi-method approach includes the use of web surveys, paper-based surveys, telephone interviews, in-person focus groups and interviews, observations, and administrative data reviews to fully capture WIC nutrition education dosage, duration, and frequency of use by geographic distribution and local agency characteristics. Currently, the Phase I: Interim Report is under review and the study is collecting Phase II data.
The USDA Center for Collaborative Research on WIC Nutrition Education Innovations, funded by USDA FNS supports researcher-initiated projects that demonstrate creative approaches to nutrition education for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The Center has awarded 4 subgrants. Grantees will present their findings at a grantee conference in July 2016. Descriptions of the grants awarded are available on the web at: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/pediatrics/sections-divisions-centers/childrens-nutrition-research-center/research/wic-nutrition-education.
Richmond City created this non-pharmaceutical prescription pad to highlight their local work on nutrition education and referrals. The green prescription pad has nutrition referrals for nutritious foods, breastfeeding support, infant […]
Angelina County created this healthy resources guide to highlight their local work on nutrition education and healthy food access during the CPHMC project. This guide was part of their “Choose […]
Mt. Rogers Health District created this poster to highlight their local work on nutrition education through their H.A.N.D.S. program (Health Access and Nutrition Development Services). This poster was created as […]
Eastern Shore created this poster to highlight their local work addressing food insecurity and gaps in nutrition education. This poster was created during the CPHMC project and was presented at […]
