Geography: <span>California</span>

Closing Health Insurance Gaps for Families: WIC Can Make It Happen

An issue brief on how to improve health insurance coverage for low-income families and children through WIC referrals and partnership.

Transitioning to Obesity Prevention: Harnessing WIC’s Success for Healthy Eating and Active Living

A brief focusing on the success of WIC as an antihunger program to address the crisis of child overweight and obesity.

Policy Recommendations on Improving Early Childhood Nutrition

Policies and recommendations to address and prevent obesity in early childhood.

Preventing Overweight in Children Birth to 5 Years: An Overview for Decisionmakers

An overview on child nutrition programs, the obesity crisis, and strategies to prevent obesity.

Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding in Low-Income Women

A policy brief on the importance of breastfeeding for low-income infants and children as a strategy for prevention of obesity and chronic disease.

Starting Earlier: What We Know About Preventing Overweight in Children Birth to 5 Years

Breastfeeding: The First Defense Against Obesity

An issue brief on the importance of breastfeeding as an early strategy to reduce overweight and obesity with recommendations for the continuum of care.

Changing WIC Changing Live: Transitioning to Healthy Eating and Active Living

A framework for activating obesity prevention strategies in CA WIC

California WIC Participant Food Shopping and Consumption Habits, Summer 2007 Survey Results

Survey report on California WIC participant shopping and consumption habits, in anticipation of the 2009 WIC food package changes. Implications for food package rollout strategy, challenges, and opportunities.

California WIC Staff Food Shopping and Consumption Habits, Spring 2008 Survey Results

Survey report on California WIC employee shopping and consumption habits, in anticipation of the 2009 WIC food package changes. Implications for food package rollout strategy, challenges, and opportunities.

Geography: California