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WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory

The WIC Breastfeeding Policy Inventory (WIC BPI) collected data on breastfeeding policies and practices, as well as the breastfeeding measures in use by State Agencies (SAs) and Local Agencies (LAs). The WIC BPI was a census of the 90 WIC State agencies (including Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and U.S. Territories) and the approximately 1,800 local WIC agencies.

National and State-Level Estimates of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Program Reach in 2014, and Updated Estimates for 2005-2013

This report, the latest in a series of annual reports on WIC eligibility, presents 2014 national and State estimates of the number of people eligible for WIC benefits and the percent of the eligible population covered by the program, including estimates by participant category. The report also provides estimates by region, State, U.S. territory, and race and ethnicity, as well as updated estimates for years 2005–2013.

Altarum Institute CPHMC Evaluation Report: Cohort #2

NWA contracted with Altarum’s Center for Food and Nutrition to conduct an evaluation of Cohorts 1 and 2 to understand the CPHMC project experience and factors that facilitated or hindered […]

Concerns and Structural Barriers Associated with WIC Participation among WIC-Eligible Women

WIC-eligible women with unintended pregnancies and fewer social supports tend to participate in WIC, but those who experience more structural barriers are less likely to participate. Asian/Pacific Islander women may face specific challenges to WIC participation.

Fruit Juice and Fruit in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Food Packages

In response to the Farris et al article, the authors remind readers that the final committee WIC food package review became available in January of 2017, and the committee recommendd that USDA allow Wic participants to recieve an additional $3 in the CVV instead of juice.

Breastfeeding Outcomes in Washington State: Determining the Effect of Loving Support Peer Counseling Program and Characteristics of Participants at WIC

The peer support counseling intervention improved breastfeeding duation and initation in the two trial clinics in Washington State. "The likelihood that women enrolled in WIC would initiate BF at Public Health Seattle and King County Clinics increased by 3%, whereas those in Catholic Health Initatives Franciscan Medical Group clinics increased by 6.8%. Women receiving services in smaller PHSKC clinics (n < 60 women) were likely to breastfeed their infants at >1 week."

Perspectives on HIV Testing Among WIC-Enrolled Postpartum Women: Implications for Intervention Development

80 WIC participants in a mid-atlantic city were surveyed, and remoted interest in HIV tesitng if offered at WIC. Barriers included concerns about privacy and intimate partner violence.

A Community-Based Intervention Program’s Effects on Dietary Intake Behaviors

"The intervention helped low-income young mothers with overweight or obesity improve social cognitive factors related to lifestyle change. Intervention participants ate less fat and fast food over the short term. However, the intervention was not effective in helping these mothers eat more fruits and vegetables or drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages in the short term."

Childhood and Adolescent Obesity as a Winnable Battle-Reply

studies from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have demonstrated decreases in the prevalence of obesity among 3- to 23-month-old infants and toddlers and among 2- to 4-year-old children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children

Timeliness of Receipt of Early Childhood Vaccinations Among Children of Immigrants – Minnesota 2016

"Participation in WIC during pregnancy was significantly associated with being up-to-date at 2, 6, and 36 months. Participation in WIC was associated with an increased likelihood of up-to-date vaccination status, and engaging eligible foreign-born families in programs such as WIC might provide an opportunity to increase on-time vaccination "

Scope: Research