Policy

NWA CEO Rev. Douglas Greenaway Calls for Child Nutrition Reauthorization

WIC and the other child nutrition programs have not been reauthorized since the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010. The time is now. Join the National WIC Association throughout the […]

Colorado WIC State Director Heidi Hoffman Calls for Child Nutrition Reauthorization

WIC and the other child nutrition programs have not been reauthorized since the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010. The time is now. Join the National WIC Association throughout the […]

Enhancing the WIC Food Package: Impacts and Recommendations to Advance Nutrition Security

The WIC food packages advance health outcomes by addressing specific nutrient needs of infants, young children, and pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women. Consistent with analysis included in the 2017 report […]

Assocations between Governmental Policies to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Supermarket Purchases and Individual, Retailer, and Community Health Outcomes: An Integrative Review

This was a large review of 7 different government policies, one of which being the federal changes to the WIC food package, and how they improved the nutritional quality of […]

National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and WIC Program Reach in 2017 Final Report: Volume I

This report presents estimates of the number of individuals eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population participating in calendar year (CY) 2017. For the purposes of […]

Advice and Help From the WIC Voices Story Team Members

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource shares challenges, successes, lessons learns and resources from local WIC agencies who participated in the original WIC Voices Project.

Steps in Implementing A Story Collection Project

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource lists step-by-step directions that provide a road map for replicating the WIC Voices storytelling project at the federal, state […]

Snapshot: The Original WIC Voices Project

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource explains the nuts and bolts of the original WIC Voices Project.

How to Tell Your WIC Story

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource provides guidance for effective WIC storytelling, through verbal and written stories as well as photography and videos.

WIC Voices: An Introduction

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource describes the rationale for developing this guide and stories practical application to WIC work.