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TeleWIC: Keeping Up with Times

This paper introduces videoconferencing as a way to bring WIC services into alignment with the expectations of participants. The young adults who are WIC’s clients are native technology users; using […]

Using Behavioral Science to Improve the WIC Experience

Through a combination of literature review, field observations, and interviews in San Jose, CA, ideas42 identified behavioral barriers affecting families’ choices and actions throughout the ‘WIC lifecycle’—a period that begins […]

Modernizing and Streamlining WIC Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Processes

This project aimed to examine how WIC clinics can simplify the processes of applying for and maintaining WIC eligibility. Data was collected using interviews, site visits, and a workshop. This […]

WIC to 5: Pocket Guide for Health Care Providers

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) WIC Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (Illinois WIC), is partnering with faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of […]

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Awareness, Experience, and Access

In 2008, the Minnesota WIC Program was ranked number one in the country in serving eligible families. In recent years, Minnesota WIC has consistently ranked in the top five or […]

Buying Wisely and Well: Managing WIC Food Costs While Improving the WIC Customer’s Shopping Experience

In July 2015, the BECR Center hosted a roundtable to discuss exploratory and innovative behavioral economics strategies that might be useful in helping the WIC Program manage food costs without […]

Texting for Retention Program Colorado WIC Program

In 2015, the Colorado Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program was awarded a WIC Special Projects mini-grant from the US Department of Agriculture to implement their innovative Texting for Retention […]

New York WIC Retention Promotion Study: Keep, Reconnect, Thrive

Increasing NYS WIC retention rates among eligible participants is critical to improving the nutrition status and eating behaviors of low income families, nurturing optimal child development, and supporting childhood obesity […]

Massachusetts WIC Enhanced Referral and Family Support Project

Massachusetts WIC was awarded the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 2011 WIC Special Project Grant (Full Paper) to conduct the evaluation of the Massachusetts WIC Enhanced Referral and Family Support […]

WIC2Five: Using Mobile Health Education Messaging to Support Program Retention – Vermont

The FY 2014 WIC Special Project mini-grants focused on WIC child retention. Vermont’s project, WIC2Five: Using Mobile Health Education Messaging to Support Program Retention, aimed to increase retention through weekly […]