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Transitioning to Obesity Prevention: Harnessing WIC’s Success for Healthy Eating and Active Living
By California WIC Association
A brief focusing on the success of WIC as an antihunger program to address the crisis of child overweight and obesity.
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Date Added
March 8, 2018
Citation
California WIC Association (2018) Transitioning to Obesity Prevention: Harnessing WIC's Success for Healthy Eating and Active Living. Available online: http://calwic.org/storage/documents/reports/transitioning_obesity_prevention.pdf
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