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 | WIC - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Homepage for the WIC program (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) which serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, & children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. Website provides access to eligibility requirements, contacts, studies and reports, benefits & services, breastfeeding promotion, immunization screening and referral, and food package information, funding and program data, and more. |
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| WIC Program Contacts
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Provides links to WIC State and FNS WIC Regional Office contact information. Also offers links to WIC Nutrition Coordinators & Breastfeeding Coordinators. |
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 | WIC Food Package
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Find information for the public and for manufacturers about the WIC food package. |
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| Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in WIC
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Gateway to information on the benefits of breastfeeding as well as links to information on federal requirements for breastfeeding, the Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding program, and the Breastfeeding Promotion Consortium. |
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| Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Project targeted to African American fathers so that they may positively impact a mother’s decision to breastfeed. |
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 | Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) provides fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables from local farmers' markets to WIC recipients. Also see a Fact Sheet (PDF|60 KB). |
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| WIC Works Resource System (WWRS)
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Nutrition service tools for health and nutrition professionals. The WIC Works Resource System (WWRS) provides on-line resources for staff working with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). |
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| WIC Program Studies and Research
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Lists links to WIC studies, surveys, reports, data tables, a resource guide, profiles and policies. |
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Last Modified: Mar 12, 2008 |
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