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 2021 WIC Program Funding Chart (in millions)

Resources

• USDA’s Frequently Asked Questions about WIC - Answers to frequently asked questions about the WIC program, how it works, and who it serves
• WIC Works - State-developed materials to support WIC programs, hosted by the US Department of Agriculture
• WIC - Issue page at the Food Research & Action Center
• Child Nutrition and WIC - Issue page at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

For additional resources & information, access NFPRHA fact sheets and federal comments by issue or read NFPRHA's publications.