Other Public Health Programs
WIC
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides nutritional support to low-income pregnant women or women with children under 5 years of age through food packages, health education, and referrals to health and social services. The program is administered through grants distributed by state WIC agencies. A very successful federal public health program, WIC has improved birth outcomes, reduced health care costs, improved nutrition-related health outcomes, increased access to medical care, and improved preconception nutritional status.
NFPRHA's Work
The WIC program complements the Title X program and the efforts of the publicly funded safety net to ensure access to health services for low-income women and families. Some NFPRHA members provide WIC services in their health centers. NFPRHA supports the WIC program’s successes in providing nutritional assistance to many of these low-income women and their families.
FY 2019 WIC Program Funding Chart (in millions)
FY 2018 Enacted
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Change from Previous Year
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FY 2019 President's Budget
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FY 2019 Senate Agricultural Committee Appropriations
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FY 2019 House Agricultural Committee Appropriations
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FY 2019 approved
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$6,175
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-$175
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$5,800
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$6,150 |
$6,000
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Resources
Other Resource
For additional resources & information, access NFPRHA fact sheets and federal comments by issue or read NFPRHA's publications.