Resource Types: <span>Research</span>

WIC infant food package issuance data are a valid measure of infant feeding practices

This study investigated whether WIC Infant Food Package Issuance data are a valid source of information about breastfeeding practices. The study concluded that WIC Infant Food Package Issuance data are, indeed, a valid source of information about breastfeeding: Actual breastfeeding practices were in agreement with the type of food package issued. With appropriate funding support, WIC administrative data should be considered for use in nationwide breastfeeding surveillance and monitoring system.

Unintended Consequences of the WIC Formula Rebate Program on Infant Feeding Outcomes: Will the New Food Packages Be Enough?

The objective of this study was to identify the unintended consequences of the WIC formula rebate on the proportion of mothers who breastfed their babies. The results showed that the high and increasing cost of the formula might perpetuate the idea that WICs formula packages are of greater value than the breastfeeding packages that WIC offers.

Development of Supplemental Nutrition Care Program for Women, Infants, and Children in Korea: NutriPlus(+)

A public health nutrition intervention was developed in Korea, modeled after WIC. Using combinations of 11 different food items, six food packages were developed. The intervention included nutrition education and promotion of breastfeeding. The result of a 3-year pilot study will be reported separately, along with the outcomes of the nationwide implementation of the NutriPlus(+) nutrition education program in 2008

A Barrier to Exclusive Breastfeeding for WIC Enrollees: Limited Use of Exclusive Breastfeeding Food Package for Mothers

This study explored reasons for high rates of formula supplementation of breastfeeding newborns enrolled in WIC and the limited use of the WIC expanded food package for mothers who breastfed. Results showed that the expanded food package for mothers was not valued. However, free supplemental formula was highly valued. Lack of access to breast pumps, the unacceptability of pumping in the workplace, and difficulties with nursing in public all contributed to formula supplementation.

Understanding Young Parents

“In 2013, there were 3.6 million young parents (those ages 18 to 24) living with their children in the United States.1 These young adults face particular challenges gaining the skills, […]

Estimating the Potential Impacts of the Administrations Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal on Safety Net Programs Using Microsimulation

The report details the potential effects of reductoins in WIC funding for the program and participants (2017-2018).

Evaluating the Implementation of a Farmers’s Market Targeting WIC FMNP Participants

The study implemented a farmers market near a WIC clinic for 24 weeks with 12 WIC armers and increased redemption from 51.3% - 62.9% in a North Carolina County,

Can food insecurity be reduced in the United States by improving SNAP, WIC and the Community Eligibility Provision?

If WIC age-eligibility is increased from age 5 years to 6 years, 1.47 percent of newly eligible 5-year-olds' families increase their food purchasing power, and become food secure.

Juice Consumption Among Children Aged 9 to 24 Months Participating in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

This article looks at juice consumption in WIC infants, looking at its effects on childhood obesity.

Association of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Offspring Physical Health in Low-Income Families

Maternal depressive symptoms are associated with poor health among preschool-age children in low-income families. Children of depressed women were less lkely to have health insurance and recieve medical care from clinics or ERs, and eat a poorer quality diet.

Resource Types: Research