Proposed Criteria for Selecting the Wic Food Packages: A ...
Institute Of Medicine / Food And Nutrition Board / Committee to Review the Wic Food Package
Started in 1974, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women, infants, and children up to 5 years of age who have at least one nutritional risk factor. The WIC Program provides three main benefits: supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services. Since the incep...