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.
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
Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding in WIC: The Power of Peer Counseling Issue brief on success of WIC breastfeeding peer counselors, outcomes and opportunity to impact obesity.
Early Outcomes: Impacts of the New WIC Foods Early impacts on participation, shopping, feeding, and breastfeeding, includes next step recommendations.
WIC Works: WIC Infants Get New Tastes Jarred Fruits and Vegetables Food package changes include fruits and vegetables for infants.
WIC Works: Reducing Alcohol During Pregnancy Saves Lives WIC interventions to reduce maternal alcohol intake have positive health and birth outcomes.
WIC Works: Higher Breastfeeding Rates Can Reduce Obesity WIC breastfeeding policies and resulting rates can impact obesity rates in participants.
WIC Works: Policy Changes Raise Breastfeeding Rates Food package breastfeeding policies raise breastfeeding rates.
