Scope: Policy

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Comparison of Beverage Consumption Recommendations for Young Children: Key Areas of Misalignment and Opportunities for Improvement

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 […]

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The Role of WIC in Lead Screening

Position paper discussing the role of lead screening in WIC.

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Infant Formula Position Paper

Position paper discussing the role of infant formula in WIC.

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WIC Provisions in the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

Recently, Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) of the House Education and Labor Committee introduced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act – the first Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill in more than six years! This […]

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WIC Coalition Letter on FY23 Funding: April 2022

The Friends of WIC Coalition, convened by the National WIC Association, calls on Congress to invest $6.3 billion in WIC and extend the expanded fruits and vegetables benefit through fiscal […]

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Stronger WIC, Healthier Kids and Moms

Researchers at the University of California Nutrition Policy Institute in partnership with Public Health Foundation Enterprise-WIC, Pepperdine University, and the National WIC Association released a policy brief sharing evidence-based recommendations […]

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Congressional Letter on WIC Food Package: March 2022

In March 2022, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Don Young (R-AK), along with 112 of their colleagues in Congress, wrote to […]

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NYS WIC Program Manual

NYS WIC Program Manual

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Congressional Letter on WIC Food Package: January 2022

In January 2022, Congresswomen Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) wrote to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraging swift action to revise the WIC food packages in a manner consistent […]

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WIC Coalition Letter to Extend WIC Benefit Bump: January 2022

The Friends of WIC Coalition, convened by the National WIC Association, calls on Congress to extend the WIC benefit bump for the remainder of fiscal year 2022. This letter is […]

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