Innovative WIC Practices: Profiles of 20 Programs

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英文名称：

Innovative WIC Practices: Profiles of 20 Programs

作者：

Anne Gordon; Heather Hartline-Grafton; Renée Nogales; Victor Oliveira

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=43523

关键词：

WIC program;  innovative practices;  program operations;  child nutrition;  nutrition education;  food assistance;  Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women;  Infants;  and Children;  Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program;  FANRP; 

年份：

2004

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

274 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

WIC provides supplemental food, nutrition education, and social service referrals to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children younger than age 5. WIC has come under increased scrutiny as it has expanded rapidly, and some have suggested new directions for the program. This study examines a range of innovative practices at 20 State or local WIC agencies. The study focuses on practices in three main areas: breastfeeding promotion and support (including peer counseling and programs for high-risk groups), nutrition and health education (including obesity prevention, preventive health care, and staff training), and service delivery (such as home and workplace visits). For each innovative program, the report provides background information and discusses the source of the innovation, key challenges, implementation lessons learned, evidence of its success, and the feasibility of replicating the practice.