Revisiting the Relationship between WIC Participation and Breastfeeding among Low-Income Children in the U.S. after the 2009 WIC Food Package Revision.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102089
Abstract: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides breastfeeding support and free formula to low-income participating infants in the U.S. Literature has consistently documented worse breastfeeding outcomes in WIC infants and… read more here.
Keywords: participation; participation breastfeeding; relationship wic; low income ... See more keywords
The role of SNAP and WIC participation and racialized legal status in U.S. farmworker health
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272911
Abstract: Background Policies that restrict access to and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by legal status may disproportionately disadvantage particular racial… read more here.
Keywords: legal status; health; wic participation; snap wic ... See more keywords
Disparities in Infant Nutrition: WIC Participation and Rates of Breastfeeding in Florida
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20115988
Abstract: Being cognizant of the pronounced health advantages of breastfeeding for both the nursing mother and her infant, the breastfeeding dyad, we examined breastfeeding rates among Floridian women who gave birth from 2012 to 2014 (N… read more here.
Keywords: breastfeeding rates; program; nutrition; wic program ... See more keywords
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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DOI: 10.7326/m22-0604
Abstract: BACKGROUND The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is intended to improve maternal and child health outcomes. In 2009, the WIC food package changed to better align with national nutrition recommendations.… read more here.
Keywords: nutrition; health outcomes; child; child health ... See more keywords