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WIC Program Studies

Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages - August 2004

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board), published here by permission. It is also available on the Institute of Medicine website

Executive Summary, Chapters 1-4 (4.06 MB)
Chapters 5-7, Appendices (3.42 MB)

Breastfeeding Intervention Design Study - August 2004

Executive Summary
Entire Report (2.06 MB)

WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2002 - September 2003

Summary and Highlights
Executive Summary (207 KB)
Report Tables (1.20 MB)

A Comparison of WIC Vendor Management Practices in 1991 and 1998 - May 2003

Entire Report (376 KB)

Survey of the Public Health Nutrition Workforce - January 2003

Executive Summary
Entire Report (668 KB)

WIC Participant and Program Characteristics - July 2002

Executive Summary
Entire Report (1.32 MB)

The Characteristics of Native American WIC Participants,
On and Off Reservations
- May 2002

Executive Summary
Entire Report (736 KB)

Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program - June 2002

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine 
(Food and Nutrition Board), published here by permission.

Executive Summary
Brief Description of the Report
Entire Report (2.47 MB)

Adolescent WIC Participants Study Volume I: Final Report - April 2002

Report Summary
Entire Report (1.45 MB)

Adolescent WIC Participants Study Volume II: Appendices - April 2002

Appendices A-H (4.19 MB)
Appendices I-K (4.37 MB)
Appendix L (1.63 MB)
Appendix M (2.87 MB)

The Prevalence of Overweight Among WIC Children - July 2001

Executive Summary
Entire Report (810 KB)

National Survey of WIC Participants: Final Report - October 2001

Executive Summary
Entire Report (1.43 MB)

Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program: Phase I Report - July 2001

Note: The link below will take you to the National Academy Press Website.
This report, prepared by the National Research Council, examines USDA's 
methodology for estimating the rates of eligibility and participation in WIC, with an 
eye toward potential improvements.

Entire Report

WIC Vendor Management Study, 1998: Final Report - July 2001

Executive Summary
Entire Report (241 KB)

WIC Vendor Management Study, 1998: Appendices - July 2001

Entire Report (865 KB)

WIC Nutrition Education Demonstration Study: Final Report - Child 
Intervention
- March 2001

Executive Summary
Entire Report (365 KB)

WIC Nutrition Education Demonstration Study: Final Report - Prenatal 
Intervention
- March 2001

Foreword and Executive Summary
Entire Report (705 KB)

Profile of WIC Children - March 2000

Executive Summary
Entire Report (508 KB)

Framework for Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program: 
Interim Report
- October 2001

Note: This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board), published here by permission.

Report Summary
Entire Report (30KB)

WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 1998 - May 2000

Executive Summary 
Entire Report (1.6 MB)
Appendices A-D (687 KB)
Appendices E-F (341 KB)

WIC and Head Start: Partners in Promoting Health and Nutrition for 
Young Children and Families
- October 1999

Entire Report (1.9 MB)

Medicaid Policies and Eligibility for WIC - July 1999

Entire Report (3.0 MB)

Estimating the Number of People Eligible for WIC and the Full-Funding Participation Rate: 
A Review of the Issues
- February 1999

Table of Contents, Introduction and Chapter 1 (1.33 MB)
Chapter 2 (3.92 MB)
Chapter 3  (5.73 MB)
Chapters 4 and 5  (3.60 MB)
References and Appendix (3.20 MB)

WIC Nutrition Education Assessment Final Report - February 1999

Executive Summary (31.4 KB)
Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2  (2.88 MB)
Chapters 4-6 and References  (3.76 MB)
Appendices A and B  (2.60 MB)
Appendices C and D  (3.12 MB)

Study of WIC Program and Participant Characteristics 1996:
Final Report
- August 1998

Entire Report (1.9 MB)

WIC Infant Feeding Practices Study: Final Report - November 1997

Summary of Findings (1.09 MB)
Entire Report (4.03 MB)

WIC Dynamics Study Volume I: Final Report - February 1995

Executive Summary and Chapters 1-3 (3.12 MB)
Chapters 4-7 (4.18 MB)

WIC Dynamics Study Volume II: Data Tables - February 1995

List of Tables (574 KB)
Sections 1 and 2 (4.57 MB)
Sections 3 and 4 (3.65 MB)
Sections 5 and 6 (1.87 MB)

WIC Program and Participants Characteristics - April 1994 

Executive Summary

Infant Mortality Among Medicaid Newborns in Five States: The Effects of 
Prenatal WIC Participation
- May 1993

Introduction and Chapters 1-3 (2.2 MB)
References and Appendices (1.2 MB)

Very Low Birthweight Among Medicaid Newborns in Five States: The Effects of 
Prenatal WIC Participation
  - March 1992

Entire Report (1.98 MB)

WIC Evaluation Resource Guide - September 1991

Entire Report (4.71 MB)

The Savings in Medicaid Costs for Newborns and their Mothers from Prenatal 
Participation in the WIC Program: Volume I
- October 1990

Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 (2.7 MB)
Chapters 3-5 (3.7 MB)
References and Appendices (1.0 MB)

The Savings in Medicaid Costs for Newborns and their Mothers from Prenatal 
Participation in the WIC Program: Volume II
- April 1992

Introduction and Chapters 1-3 (3.6 MB)
Chapters 4-5 and References (3.9 MB)

The Savings in Medicaid Costs for Newborns and their Mothers from Prenatal 
Participation in the WIC Program: Addendum
- October 1991

Entire Report (420 KB)

 

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