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USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS):
 
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Assessment of WIC Cost-Containment Practices:
Executive Summary    Final Report
 
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Balancing Food Costs with Nutrition Goals in WIC
 
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Methods to Prevent Fraud and Abuse Among Staff and Participants in The WIC Program:
Volume I, Final Report    Volume II, Site Visits
 
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The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Issues
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USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS):
 
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A Comparison of WIC Vendor Management Practices in 1991 - 1998 [PDF]
 
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WIC Dynamics Study Volume I Final Report:
      Summary & Ch. 1-3 [PDF - 67 pages] Ch. 4-7 [PDF - 75 pages]
 
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WIC Dynamics Study Volume II Data Tables:
    
List of Tables [PDF - 12 pages]
      Sections 1 & 2 [PDF - 120 pages]
      Sections 3 & 4 [PDF - 106 pages]
      Sections 5 & 6 [PDF - 64 pages]
 
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WIC Vendor Management Study, 1998 Final Report [PDF - 108 pages]
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U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), Food Assistance Reports:
 
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Performance Measures for Assessing Three WIC Services [PDF - 22 pages]
 
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Activities and Use of Nonprogram Resources at Six WIC Agencies [PDF - 118 pages]
 
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Financial Information on WIC Nutrition Services & Admin. Cost [PDF - 40 pages]
 
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Research Provides Limited Info. on Effect of WIC Nutr. Services [PDF - 34 pages]
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Closing Health Insurance Gaps for Families: WIC Can Help Make It Happen [PDF - 49 pages] - The Children's Partnership, California WIC Association.
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WIC and Head Start: Partners in Promoting Health and Nutrition for Children and Young Families [PDF - 109 pages] - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
   
 
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bullet USDA, Economic Research Service
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  bullet Interstate Variation in WIC Food Package Costs: The Role of Food Prices, Caseload Composition, and Cost-Containment Practices [PDF]
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Improving and Facilitating a Farmers' Market in a Low-Income Urban Neighborhood: A Washington, DC, Case Study [PDF - 36 pages] - USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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Program Impact Report for the 2000 WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Project [PDF] - National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs.
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WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
 
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USDA, Economic Research Service:
 
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Children's Diets and WIC
 
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Dietary Intake and Health Outcomes: Final Report
 
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Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Review and Analysis
 
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Effects of Food Assistance & Nutrition Programs on Nutrition & Health:  Volume II, Data Sources
 
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Effects of WIC and Food Stamp Program Participation on Child Outcomes
 
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Effects of WIC Participation on Children's Food Consumption
 
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Food Assistance: How Strong is the Safety Net?
 
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The Food Assistance Landscape, March 2005 [PDF]
 
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Innovative WIC Practices: Profiles of 20 Programs
 
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Issues in Food Assistance: How Do Food Assistance Programs Improve the Well-Being of Low-Income Families
 
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Nutrient Adequacy of Children Particpating in WIC
 
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Use & Impact of Food Assistance Programs on Indian Reservations
 
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WIC and the Nutrient Intake of Children
 
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WIC in Native American Communities: Building a Healthier America
 
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WIC Increases the Nutrient Intake of Children [PDF]
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USDA, Food and Nutrition Service:
 
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Obesity, Poverty and Participation in Nutrition Assistance Programs [PDF]
 
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WIC Infant Feeding Practices Study [PDF - 269 pages]
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Nutrition Education: The Link Between the Well-being of Individuals, Families and the Nation - Welfare Reform Research and Education Network.
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Nutrition Education: USDA Provides Services Through Multiple Programs, but Stronger Linkages Among Efforts Are Needed [PDF - 56 pages] - U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO).
   
 
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Food Research and Action Center:
 
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State of the States 2005: A Profile of Food and Nutrition Programs Across the Nation [PDF - 86 pages]
 
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WIC in Native American Communities: Building a Healthier America [PDF- 16 pages]
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USDA, Economic Research Service
 
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Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations [PDF]
 
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Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume II, WIC Participants and Nonparticipants [PDF]
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USDA,Food and Nutrition Service:
 
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Adolescent WIC Participation Study Volume I:
Summary   Final Report [PDF - 146 pages]
 
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Adolescent WIC Participants Study Volume II: Appendices
Part I: Appendices A-H
[PDF - 89 pages]
Part II: Appendix I: WIC Food Package
[PDF - 65 pages]
Part III: Appendix L, Clinical Directors' Questionaire [PDF - 42 pages]
Part IV: Appendix M, Adolescent Participants' Questionaire [PDF - 72 pages]
 
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The Characteristics of Native American WIC Participants On and Off Reservations:
Summary    Final Report [PDF - 51 pages]
 
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National Survey of WIC Participants:
Summary    Final Report [PDF - 355 pages]
 
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Profile of WIC Children:
Summary   Final Report [PDF - 158 pages]
 
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WIC Infant Feeding Practices:
Summary [PDF]   Final Report [PDF - 269 pages]
 
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WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2002
Highlights
Executive Summary [PDF]
Report Tables [PDF - 236 pages]
 
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WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2000
Executive Summary    Entire Report [PDF - 361 pages]
 
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WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 1998
Executive Summary
Entire Report [PDF - 218 pages]
Appendices A-D [PDF - 152 pages]
Appendices E-F [PDF - 103 pages]
 
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WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 1996
Entire Report [PDF - 450 pages]
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program: Phase I Report - National Research Council.
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No Shelter from the Storm: America's Uninsured Children - Campaign for Children's Health Care.
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