The goal of the WIC Breastfeeding Support campaign is to equip WIC moms with the information, resources and support they need to successfully breastfeed.
WIC serves about half of all infants born in the United States. Breadcrumb Programs WIC. The WIC program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
WIC Serves. Pregnant women Breastfeeding women Non-breastfeeding postpartum women Infants Toddlers and children up to age 5. Health and social service resources. Immunization screenings. Tips on healthy eating. Dried or canned beans. Infant formula and medical foods. Fruits and vegetables. State Agency Directory Online Services. The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program , established in , provides additional coupons to WIC participants that they can use to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers' markets.
The program has two goals: To provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables, from farmers' markets to WIC participants who are at nutritional risk; and to expand consumers' awareness and use of farmers' markets. By November 15 of each year, each applying or participating state agency must submit to the FNS regional office for approval a state plan for the following year as a prerequisite to receiving funds.
An administering FMNP state agency may be the agriculture department, the health department, or any other agency approved by the chief executive officer of the state or Indian Tribal organization. The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way.
This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. EO Guidance Document. Resource type. Who is eligible? What is "nutritional risk? Diet-based risks such as inadequate dietary pattern. How many people does WIC serve? Details about the WIC food packages Who gets first priority for participation? Once a local WIC agency has reached its maximum caseload, vacancies are generally filled in the order of the following priority levels: Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and infants determined to be at nutritional risk because of serious medical problems.
Infants up to 6 months of age whose mothers participated in WIC or could have participated and had serious medical problems.
Children up to age 5 at nutritional risk because of serious medical problems. Pregnant or breastfeeding women and infants at nutritional risk because of dietary problems like poor diet.
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