The National WIC Association (NWA) has released the 2024 State of WIC Report, celebrating 50 years of improving maternal and child health in the U.S. As the nation’s first “Food […]
The 2023 State of WIC report – supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation – centers infant feeding, economic equity, and modernization of the WIC program. It brings lessons learned in […]
The survey, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, assessed WIC participant satisfaction across multiple states (Arkansas, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, […]
A recent research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute illuminates the experiences of participants newly enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—commonly known as WIC. The brief, […]
This research brief uses data from the 2021 Multi-State WIC Participant Satisfaction Survey (MSS). The MSS evaluated participants’ experiences and satisfaction with interactions and appointments with WIC, shopping for WIC […]
Using Technology to Improve the Certification Experience for Participants and WIC Agencies This report builds upon a 2020 WIC Technology Landscape Report which sought to understand the changes to enrollment […]
This resource is an executive summary of evidence-based best practices and recommendations for promoting healthy nutrition and feeding patterns among children 2 to 8 years of age. This executive summary […]
This resource is intended for providers and advocates to easily compare and contrast the Healthy Eating Research (HER) Consensus Beverage Recommendations to other beverage guidelines for kids ages 0-5, including […]
To understand participants’ thoughts about the food packages, 10 online focus groups with WIC participants were held in North Carolina in March 2022. Each group had 4-8 participants from similar […]
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity among low-income families with children. To mitigate this issue, the American Rescue Plan increased benefits for WIC participants including raising Cash-Value Benefit (CVB) levels. This […]
