In the multivariable model, intensity of engagement during the first 2 weeks post partum was the single strongest predictor of exclusive breastfeeding status within the LATCH program
Issue brief on success of WIC breastfeeding peer counselors, outcomes and opportunity to impact obesity.
This report provides FY2016 data on WIC breastfeeding rates by local agency, and was produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Foods Program Division.
This report provides FY2015 data on WIC breastfeeding rates by local agency, and was produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Foods Program Division.
This report provides FY2014 data on WIC breastfeeding rates by local agency, and was produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Foods Program Division.
This report provides FY2013 data on WIC breastfeeding rates by local agency, and was produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Foods Program Division.
This report provides FY2012 data on WIC breastfeeding rates by local agency, and was produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Supplemental Foods Program Division.
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.
This study updates a 2010 survey of WIC State Agencies’ Peer Counseling Practices for three reasons: 1) funding for the Loving Support Peer Counseling Program increased from $15 million in FY 2008 to $80 million in FY 2010
and subsequently declined to $60 million in FY 2014, 2) FNS made changes
in the WIC food packages, in part to promote breastfeeding among WIC participants, and 3) there has been an evolution of best practices to support breastfeeding which have been adapted by many State and local WIC agencies more generally as well as specifically for Loving Support Peer Counseling. In the spring of 2014, a web-based survey was administered to the 50 State WIC agencies and the District of Columbia to gather information about how State agencies used the Loving Support Peer Counseling funding and supported the implementation of the program.
CCI created this presentation to highlight their local work on WIC Outreach and strengthening referrals networks during the CPHMC project. This WIC 101 presentation was used to explain the program […]
