Geography: <span>Louisiana</span>

Louisiana WIC Vendor Guide

The Louisiana WIC Vendor Guide was designed to inform owners, managers, and vendor staff about the nutritional aspects of LA WIC and about important procedures regarding participation as a Vendor. […]

Advancing Health Equity to Achieve Diversity and Inclusion (AHEAD) in WIC Case Study: DePaul Community Health Centers

In 2019, the National WIC Association (NWA) received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to support a two-year project aimed at Advancing Health Equity to Achieve Diversity & Inclusion (AHEAD) […]

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. […]

Advice and Help From the WIC Voices Story Team Members

Part of the National WIC Association’s WIC Voices Guide, this resource shares challenges, successes, lessons learns and resources from local WIC agencies who participated in the original WIC Voices Project.

Former WIC participant, Louisiana

“The healthy foods I ate as a WIC baby helped me grow into a healthy young woman. I believe in eating healthy and I exercise regularly. I currently work in […]

Louisiana State WIC Page

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

Louisiana WIC Formulary

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Louisiana Office of Public Health WIC.

Louisiana WIC Lista de Alimentos (Food Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Louisiana Office of Public Health WIC.

Psychosocial Predictors of Being an Underweight Infant Differ by Racial Group: A Prospective Study of Louisiana WIC Program Participants

The researchers identified psychosocial predictors of having low-birth weight infants among mothers enrolled in the Louisiana WIC Program. Among blacks, mothers with an eighth grade education or less had the highest risk of having underweight infants. Among whites, those who initiated prenatal care in the third trimester were most likely to have underweight infants.

Exploring the Concept of Positive Deviance Related to Breastfeeding Initiation in Black and White WIC Enrolled First Time Mothers

This study explored the characteristics of positive deviants for breastfeeding among WIC-enrolled first-time mothers in Louisiana. researchers found that breastfeeding in the hospital after delivery and having received help with how to breastfeed in the hospital were significantly associated with breastfeeding initiation in white and black mothers. They also found that the black positive deviants were more likely to have initiated breastfeeding if their baby was low birth weight.

Geography: Louisiana