The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2009 Edition. Economic Research Report Number 73

Autor/inn/en	Oliveira, Victor; Frazao, Elizabeth
Institution	Economic Research Service (USDA)
Titel	The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2009 Edition. Economic Research Report Number 73
Quelle	(2009), (90 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Economic Factors; Nutrition; Infants; Nutrition Instruction; Social Services; Mothers; Child Health; Low Income Groups; Young Children; At Risk Persons; Dietetics; Access to Health Care; Federal Programs; Federal Aid; Eligibility; Delivery Systems; Federal Legislation; Expenditures; Costs; Individual Characteristics; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Poverty; Socioeconomic Status; Program Administration; Food; Financial Support; Program Effectiveness; Obesity; Well Being; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökonomischer Faktor; Ernährung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Mother; Mutter; Frühe Kindheit; Risikogruppe; Ernährungslehre; Eignung; Auslieferung; Bundesrecht; Ausgaben; Cost; Kosten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Armut; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Lebensmittel; Finanzielle Förderung; Adipositas; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; USA
Abstract	The mission of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children through age 4 who are at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutritious foods to supplement diets, nutrition education, and referrals to health care and other social services. Administered by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), almost half of all infants and about a quarter of all children ages 1-4 in the United States participate in the program. WIC is USDA's third-largest food and nutrition assistance program, accounting for 10 percent of total Federal spending on food and nutrition assistance. This report describes the WIC program--how it works, its history, program trends, and the characteristics of the population it serves. It also examines current issues facing WIC, focusing mainly on those with important economic implications. Methodology for Estimating WIC Participants as a Percent of U.S. Population Subgroups is appended. (Contains 23 figures, 7 tables, and 126 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10