11:709:493 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Breastfeeding Promotion, Nutrition Education, Complications Of Pregnancy
24 Apr 2020
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The mission of the special supplemental nutrition program for. Administered by food and nutrition service (fns) Usda"s 3rd largest food and nutrition assistance program (behind snap and nslp) Fns provides funds through federal grants to wic state agencies (state health departments, indian tribal. Organizations, etc) to pay for wic foods, education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and administrative costs. 90 wic state agencies administer the program through 1900 local agencies and 9000 clinic sites. In 2015 average of 8 million women, infant and children per month participated. Participants are provided with a variety of benefits: vouchers or electronic benefit transfer cards for foods, nutrition education and counseling, screening and referrals to health and social services, breastfeeding information and support. Pregnant women (through 6 weeks after delivery) Breastfeeding women (up to 1 year after delivery) Nonbreastfeeding postpartum women (up to 6 months after delivery) Participation in wic requires evidence of a nutrition risk (in addition to meeting income guidelines)
