Geography: <span>Massachusetts</span>

Predictors of Improvement in Hemoglobin Concentration among Toddlers Enrolled in the Massachusetts WIC Program

This study identified determinants of improvement in hemoglobin concentration among young children enrolled in the WIC Program. researchers found that female babies who breastfed for at least 25 weeks increased their hemoglobin concentrations from age 1 to 2 years.

Massachusetts How to Use Your WIC Card Video

A Massachusetts Department of Health – WIC Program publication for participants on using Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) for purchasing WIC approved foods in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts WIC Card Brochure

A Massachusetts Department of Health – WIC Program publication for participants on using Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) for purchasing WIC approved foods in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Vendor Application Packet 2019-2021

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

Massachusetts WIC Approved Food Guide

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Massachusetts Department of Health – WIC Program.

Few Changes in Food Security and Dietary Intake From Short-term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Among Low-income Massachusetts Adults

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation was not associated with improved household food security over 3 months. Compared with non-participants, SNAP participants increased refined grain intake by 1.1 serving/d , from baseline to follow-up. No associations were observed with other foods, nutrients, or dietary quality.

WIC Participation and Attenuation of Stress-Related Child Health Risks of Household Food Insecurity and Caregiver Depressive Symptoms

As stressors increased, child health risks increased. WIC participation attenuates but does not eliminate child health risks.

Childhood Obesity Prevention in the Women, Infants, and Children Program: Outcomes of the MA-CORD Study

Among children enrolled in WIC, the intervention was associated with reduced prevalence of obesity risk factors in both intervention communities and a small improvement in BMI z scores in one of two intervention communities in non-Asian children.

Healthful, Cultural Foods and Safety Net Use Among Cambodian and Brazilian Immigrant Communities in Massachusetts.

Cambodian families in MA were more likely to use WIC than Brazilian immigrant families

The Positive Effects of the Revised Milk and Cheese Allowances in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

The 2009 WIC revisions led to a substantial decrease in purchases of whole milk and cheese among WIC families in New England.

Geography: Massachusetts