Geography: <span>Connecticut</span>

WIC App Modifications Needed to Improve WIC Participants’ Shopping Experience

This policy brief encourages modernization efforts to improve the shopping experience for WIC participants. The brief recommends improving WIC smartphone applications to better align their information with vendor systems to […]

Expanded Shopping Options Needed to Improve WIC Participants’ Shopping Experience

This policy brief encourages modernization efforts to improve the shopping experience for WIC participants. The brief recommends implementing expanded access to online purchasing options and farmers’ market purchases for WIC […]

Multi-State WIC Participant Satisfaction Survey: Cash Value Benefit Increase During COVID

A new report released by the National WIC Association (NWA), in partnership with researchers from the Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI), reveals an increase in child fruit and vegetable consumption among participants in […]

Multi-state WIC Participant Satisfaction Survey: Learning from Program Adaptations During COVID

A report released by the National WIC Association (NWA), alongside researchers from the Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) and Pepperdine University, explored WIC participant satisfaction and experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Connecticut State WIC Page

The Connecticut State WIC Page includes main contacts, State WIC profiles, and state-specific resources and links.

Connecticut WIC Approved Formulas List

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Connecticut WIC Program.

Connecticut WIC Guía de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Connecticut WIC Program.

Connecticut State Plan

An annual plan that details Connecticut WIC Program objectives and procedures for Connecticut WIC Program.

Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Duration Among Connecticut Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participants

This retrospective study aimed to identify factors associated with breastfeeding duration among women enrolled in WIC in Hartford, Connecticut. Women who had planned their pregnancies were twice as likely to breastfeed for more than 6 months, compared with those who had not planned their pregnancies. One additional year of maternal age was associated with a 9% increase in the likelihood of breastfeeding for more than 6 months.

A Randomized Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Peer Counseling on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Predominantly Latina Low-Income Community

The study assessed the efficacy of peer counseling to promote exclusive breastfeeding among low-income inner-city women in Hartford, Connecticut. The results indicated that well-structured intensive breastfeeding support provided by hospital and community-based peer counselors was effective in improving exclusive breastfeeding rates among low-income inner-city women.

Geography: Connecticut