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My prediction on how the 2013 sequester will affect WIC 3

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I predicted not long ago that the 2013 sequester will have little effect on how many people WIC can help. I still believe that, and now some data is coming in to back me up. continue reading »

WIC Interview Q & A 0

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I received an email a few days ago from a college student named Caitlin S. who’s writing a research paper on WIC. She read some of the articles on my blog and thought that my perspective would be valuable to her research, so she asked if she could ask me a few questions. I said absolutely! Here is a portion of the Q & A (slightly edited to fit this blog). continue reading »

North Carolina WIC Food Packages 13

I received a few emails a few weeks back from a mom on WIC in North Carolina. She asked if I would like information on North Carolina’s food package, and I told her I’d love to pass it along! continue reading »

Electronic WIC Cards vs. Paper Vouchers 0

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Many states use paper vouchers. Some have switched to using electronic cards like the Food Stamps program now uses. Today I ran across a story that brings up one more reason why it’s good to get rid of the paper vouchers. Here’s an excerpt: continue reading »

WIC Approved Medical Foods 1

Many may not be aware that WIC has some food packages especially designed for people with what WIC determines to be extreme nutritional deficiencies or frail medical conditions requiring special foods. continue reading »

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