Links

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - directs the National Immunization Program
www.cdc.gov

DoD's Program for WIC Overseas
http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/SpecialPrograms/WICOverseas  

Emergency Planning Tips If You're Pregnant or Have Young Children  
www.cdc.gov/Features/Emergencies/Pregnancy-Infants.html

Farmers’ Markets, Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/

The Food and Drug Administration - responsibilities include, for example, regulating the information on food labels and reviewing infant formulas -
www.fda.gov

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
FNIC helps people who need information or educational materials in the area of food and human nutrition. WIC Program materials and publications can be ordered from FNIC.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

Foreign Agricultural Service - Food Aid program
www.fas.usda.gov/food-aid.asp

Government Benefits
www.govbenefits.gov

Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration - directs national health programs like the Maternal and Child Health Program 
www.hrsa.gov

Insure Kids Now
www.insurekidsnow.gov

Jobs - the Office of Personnel Management's official jobs website for the Federal Government
www.usajobs.gov

The Medicaid Program
cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/

MyPyramid for Kids - materials designed specifically for children aged 6 to 11.
www.mypyramid.gov/kids/

MyPyramid for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding - designed to meet the unique nutritional needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women and includes an individualized MyPyramid Plan.
www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/

MyPyramid for Preschoolers - materials to help preschoolers eat well, be active, and be healthy - for children 2 to 5 years of age.
www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/

National Women's Health Information Center - The Federal Government source for women's health information, from the Office of Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (formerly "4woman.gov")
www.womenshealth.gov

Nutrition.Gov
www.nutrition.gov

Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, HHS
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa

Public Charge and Nutrition Benefits: Effect on Immigration Status
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/rules/Memo/PRWORA/99/NBPCEIS_WIC.htm

The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
www.usa.gov

Vaccines and Immunizations - CDC's webpage
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

WIC Learning On-Line   The USDA Food and Nutrition Service in conjunction with the USDA National Agricultural Library/Food and Nutrition Information Center have developed this web-based course to provide continuing education and resources for State and local staff.  This course is self-paced, user-friendly, and repeatable, designed to assist State and local staff in all areas of providing WIC nutrition services. 
www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/WIC_Learning_Online/index.html

WIC Works Resource Center, developed through a partnership between FNS and the Food and Nutrition Information Center, this website serves health and nutrition professionals, particularly in local WIC agencies, with WIC-Talk discussions, links to training materials, and information on how to share your resources and recommendations.
www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks

World Food Programme - the United National food aid agency
www.wfp.org/english/

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