Federally supported child nutrition programs and initiatives, along with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) reach more than 40 million children and some 2 million lower-income pregnant/post-partum women. The basic goals of federal child nutrition programs are to improve childrens nutrition, increase lower-income childrens access to nutritious meals and snacks, and help support the agricultural economy. This book explores the background, history and topical issues of child nutrition and the WIC Program.
Preface; Child Nutrition & WIC Programs:: A Brief Overview; The WIC Program:: Background, Trends, & Economic Issues, 2009 Edition; Child Nutrition & WIC Reauthorization:: Issues & Legislation in the 111th Congress; Rising Infant Formula Costs to the WIC Program:: Recent Trends in Rebates & Wholesale Prices; WIC & the Battle against Childhood Overweight; Economic Linkages between the WIC Program & the Farm Sector; Index.
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