WIC take-up is lower for children aged one to four, suggesting substantial scope for expanding participation by eligibles. States with stricter WIC-eligibility rules have lower participation, but a striking degree of state-to-state variation in participation rates remains unexplained. [ FROM AUTHOR]...
So I was both surprised and concerned when I learned that despite skyrocketing rates of child hunger, several of my patients’ families had chosen to drop out of WIC during the pandemic. When I asked them why, I found out that in Pennsylvania, individuals who receive WIC are required to ...
The study population had a large Hispanic majority (95%), a group that has the highest rates of overweight young children in the US. Total cumulative history of WIC program participation for the entire family, expressed as person-years and adjusted for reported breaks in participation, had a ...
OBJECTIVES: This study examine the impact of participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Medicaid on risk of infant death in the United States. METHODS: The 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey was used to consider the risk of...
Background: Mississippi is significantly impacted by some of the nation's highest rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and infant mortality. The Mississippi State Department of Health intermittently conducts a statewide needs assess... JC Graham,E Kuilanoff - Apha Meeting & Exposition 被引量:...
But the projected increase in SNAP participation also reflects increasing rates of food hardship, which refers to the inability to meet one's nutritional needs. From 1999 to 2007, food hardship in the U.S. remained roughly stable at about 11 percent. By 2008, that figure jumped to about 15...
Both WIC participants and non-participants reported being affected by the shortage at similar rates, according to a Washington State University study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. However, the researchers found that WIC participants were significantly more likely to...
Both WIC participants and non-participants reported being affected by the shortage at similar rates, according to a Washington State University study published in theJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. However, the researchers found that WIC participants were significantly more likely to...
Objectives:To determine national and state-specific population-based vaccine coverage rates among preschool children who participate in the WIC program, and to describe the strategies for promoting vaccination in WIC. Design/methods:Demographic data, WIC participation, and vaccination histories for children...
Further, we assessed differences by insurance type, race, and WIC participation. In multivariable logistic regression, we showed that the WIC program has a significant positive impact on breastfeeding rates for all but white non-Hispanic mothers, independent of sociodemographic and ...