Download full textERIC Number: ED507540
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 2
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WIC Eligibles and Coverage--1994 To 2007: Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants, and Children Eligible for WIC Benefits. Executive Summary
US Department of Agriculture
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care and social service referrals to nutritionally at-risk low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children through age 4. This report offers updated estimates of the population that met these criteria and was eligible for WIC benefits in each of the years 1994 through 2007.
Descriptors: Eligibility, At Risk Persons, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Services, Trend Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Poverty Programs
US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)
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