WIC Food Package

Use of a mixed-method approach to evaluate the implementation of retention promotion strategies in the New York State WIC program

The article details several factors responsible for early exit from the WIC program including changing SES status, lack of awareness concerning eligibility, hours of operation, location, job conflicts, and food […]

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 […]

Can a better understanding of WIC customer experiences increase benefit redemption and help control program food costs?

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program benefits nutritionally vulnerable populations by providing them with vouchers to buy healthful foods. In the retail sphere, the […]

The 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package change and children’s growth trajectories and obesity in Los Angeles County

ABSTRACT Background In 2009, for the first time since the program’s inception in 1974, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) changed their food packages, providing […]

Proceedings: WIC Participant Retention Strategies: Pre-Conference Workshop

This resource includes presentations from the Pre-Conference Workshop on WIC Participant Retention Strategies. The workshop is summarized below: WIC caseload decline has been a concerning phenomenon for a number of […]

NWA Research Needs Assessment

The goal of the biennial Research Needs Assessment is to identify research areas that support NWA and WIC programs nationwide to (1) be responsive to emerging issues and (2) continue […]

Do Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Belong in WIC?

WIC is the nation’s premier public health nutrition program serving low-income women, infants, and children. Along with nutrition education, the WIC food package helps meet the specific nutritional needs of […]

Price Variability Across Food Product and Vendor Type in Food Benefit Redemptions Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

This report examines variability in WIC food transaction prices across store formats and WIC State agencies in the Midwest, Western, Southwest, and Mountain Plains using purchase-level data on 2014 Electronic […]

WIC EBT User Group – Past Meeting Presentations

This webpage provides links to prior EBT User Group Meetings and the powerpoint presentations from these meetings

EBT “One-Card” Technical and Programmatic Considerations

During EBT planning, many WIC State agencies are encountering the idea of using a single EBT card that allows access to WIC and other program benefits such as SNAP and […]