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Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Links

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - directs the National Immunization Program www.cdc.gov
Links to videos on the CDC site:
-- "Get the Picture: Childhood Immunizations" www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/GetThePicture
-- "Personal Stories: Why Flu Vaccination Matters" www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/PersonalFluStories
Choose My Plate - promoting healthy eating to consumers www.choosemyplate.gov
Disaster Assistance www.disasterassistance.gov
DoD's Program for WIC Overseas www.tricare.mil/wic
Emergency Preparedness and Response: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather emergency.cdc.gov/disaster
Farmers’ Markets, Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets
The Food and Drug Administration - responsibilities include, for example, regulating the information on food labels and reviewing infant formulas - www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) FNIC helps people who need information or educational materials in the area of food and human nutrition. WIC Program materials and publications can be ordered from FNIC. fnic.nal.usda.gov
Foreign Agricultural Service - Food Assistance www.fas.usda.gov/topics/food-assistance
Government Benefits www.benefits.gov
Health Care www.healthcare.gov
Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration - directs national health programs like the Maternal and Child Health Program www.hrsa.gov
Insure Kids Now www.insurekidsnow.gov
Jobs - the Office of Personnel Management's official jobs website for the Federal Government www.usajobs.gov
Medicaid Program www.medicaid.gov
Medicare Program www.medicare.gov
National Women's Health Information Center - The Federal Government source for women's health information, from the Office of Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (formerly "4woman.gov") www.womenshealth.gov
Nutrition.Gov www.nutrition.gov
Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, HHS www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa
Public Charge and Nutrition Benefits: Effect on Immigration Status www.fns.usda.gov/snap/nutrition-benefits-and-public-charge-effect-immigration-status
The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal www.usa.gov
Vaccines and Immunizations - CDC's webpage www.cdc.gov/vaccines
WIC Works Resource Center, developed through a partnership between FNS and the Food and Nutrition Information Center, this website serves health and nutrition professionals, particularly in local WIC agencies, with WIC-Talk discussions, links to training materials, and information on how to share your resources and recommendations. Included in the WIC Works Resource Center is WIC Learning On-Line, a web-based set of courses to provide continuing education and resources for State and local staff. The courses are self-paced, user-friendly, and repeatable, designed to assist State and local staff in all areas of providing WIC nutrition services. wicworks.fns.usda.gov
World Food Programme - the United National food aid agency. www.wfp.org