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Resource | Fact Sheets WIC and Retail Grocery Stores

WIC is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC provides nutritious foods (primarily through retail grocery stores), nutrition counseling, and referrals to health care and social services.

12/28/2012
Resource | Report WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2 Interim and Final Reports - Peer Review Plan

A national, longitudinal data collection regarding contemporary WIC infant and toddler feeding practices, including the duration of breastfeeding, the age and pattern of introduction of foods other than breast milk or formula, and the age of introduction of cow’s milk.

12/01/2012
Resource | Report A Report to Congress – Executive Summary

This report responds to a Congressional mandate for FNS to establish a long-range plan for the development and implementation of state agency Management Information Systems in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

03/20/2012
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2012-0008 Offering to Sell WIC Foods, Benefits, and/or EBT Cards Publicly or Online

The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit guidance regarding the sale of, or intent to sell, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children foods, benefits and/or EBT cards verbally, in print or online through websites such as Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, etc.

WIC Policy Memo #2012-1
02/10/2012
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