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Geography: Kansas


Kansas State WIC Page

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


Kansas WIC Formulas

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Nutrition and WIC Services.


Limited Supermarket Availability Is Not Associated With Obesity Risk Among Participants in the Kansas WIC Program

The researchers examines the availability of food stores for low-income women in Kansas and investigated whether food store availability was associated with obesity, using data from women participating in the WIC Program in Kansas. Most WIC recipients lived within 1 mile of a small grocery store, and there was an association of density of any type of food store with obesity in micropolitan areas.


Kansas WIC Policy and Procedure Manual

Guidance for local WIC agencies in Kansas on how to deliver WIC services in line with Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Nutrition and WIC Services policies and procedures.


Kansas WIC Vendor Program Booklet

A Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Nutrition and WIC Services publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Kansas.


Kansas WIC Approved Foods List

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Nutrition and WIC Services.


Infant Mortality and Race in Kansas: Associations with Women, Infants, and Children Services

Differences in education levels between mothers affected infant mortality to a greater degree than WIC program participation alone in the analysis. The infant mortality rate for black and Hispanic mothers was lower for WIC program participants. The WIC program may be beneficial for reducing infant mortality racial disparities but program participation should be expanded to affect maternal health disparities at the population level