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WIC Vendors

WIC Program: More Detailed Price and Quantity Data Could Enhance Agriculture’s Assessment of WIC Program Expenditures

To determine what effect WIC-only vendors ; growth would have on program expenditures, in the absence of recent cost-containment legislation, Congress asked Government Accountability Office the following questions: (1) What is known about WIC-only vendors ; growth and their share of the WIC market in recent years? (2) To what extent do WIC-only and regular WIC vendors differ? (3) What would WIC-only vendors ; contribution to WIC Program expenditures have been if their market share had increased? Government Accountability Office analyzed national WIC vendor data; interviewed WIC state officials about vendors ; business practices; and analyzed redemption data from California, Texas, and Florida.

A Comparison of WIC Vendor Management Practices in 1991 and 1998

This report presented a re-analysis of the data from the 1991 and 1998 WIC Vendor Management Practices studies, which allowed comparisons of the findings. From operational and management perspectives, it was important for FNS to know whether there had been any changes in vendor management practices from 1991 to 1998.

Wyoming WIC Vendor Manual

A Wyoming Department of Health-WIC Program publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Wyoming.

West Virginia WIC Vendor Manual

A West Virginia Bureau of Public Health WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in West Virginia.

Wisconsin WIC Vendor Manual

A Wisconsin WIC Program publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Wisconsin.

Vermont WIC Grocer Handbook

A Vermont Department of Health-State WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Vermont.

Virginia WIC Retailer Store Manual

A Virginia Department of Health WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Virginia.

Utah WIC Program Vendor Manual

A Utah State Department of Health – Division of Family Health & Preparedness WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Utah.

South Carolina WIC Vendor Handbook

A South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Division of WIC publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in South Carolina.