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Applying Racial Equity to U.S. Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs: SNAP, WIC and Child Nutrition

ENDING HUNGER in a lasting, sustainable way requires identifying and resolving its root causes. While hunger and poverty rates have declined nationwide, people of color consistently have far higher rates […]

National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and WIC Program Reach in 2017 Final Report: Volume I

This report presents estimates of the number of individuals eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population participating in calendar year (CY) 2017. For the purposes of […]

Supporting WIC Enrollment: Using Technology to Improve Certification Experience for WIC Participants and WIC Agencies

The National WIC Association and Nava Public Benefit Corporation (Nava) researched the state of technology being used in WIC to support remote certifications today. Nava gathered the information in this […]

“How am I going to become her friend?” WIC Breastfeeding peer counselors and cultural competence with African-American women: A qualitative secondary analysis

This qualitative study explored Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) peer counselors’ (PCs) cultural competence in their relationships with African American (AA) clients. A secondary analysis of […]

National- and State- Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and WIC Program Reach in 2017

This report presents estimates of the number of individuals eligible for WIC benefits and the percentage of the eligible population participating in calendar year (CY) 2017. For the purposes of […]

WIC Works: Addressing the Nutrition and Health Needs of Low-Income Families for 40 Years

Over four decades, researchers have investigated WIC’s effects on key measures of child health such as birth weight, infant mortality, diet quality and nutrient intake, initiation and duration of breastfeeding, […]

USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): A New Look at Key Questions 10 Years After USDA Added Whole-Grain Bread to WIC Food Packages in 2009

Given that most Americans do not consume enough whole grains to satisfy Federal dietary recommendations, in 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) altered its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for […]

Streamlining and Modernizing WIC Enrollment

This report explains why streamlining the certification process is important and describes opportunities for state and local policies to better support streamlining. Streamlining could free up staff time to devote […]

An Examination of Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Young Children in Eastern North Carolina: A Program Evaluation

The prevalence of obesity and dental caries among children is associated with early and frequent consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB). Therefore, practicing healthy eating habits early in childhood is […]

The influence of nutrition assistance program participation, parental nutritional knowledge, and family foodways on food security and child well-being

In this report we present results from our study of the effect of SNAP and WIC participation during childhood on food insecurity risk in young adulthood. We also examined the […]

Resource Types: Report