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The Impact of WIC Food Package Changes on Access to Healthful Food in 2 Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods

This article examines the impact of the 2009 food package changes for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on the availability of healthful foods in two lower-income urban neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Each year, WIC provides more than 9 million pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants, and children up to age five More

Keywords: Corner store, Fruits and vegetables, Geographic information systems, Grocery store, Neighborhood, Supermarket, Urban, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: May 2012

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Food Access Nutrition Policy & Programs

Evaluating the Impact of WIC Voucher Changes on Low-Income Families and Neighborhoods

Major policy changes in WIC voucher provision for a wide range of healthy foods has the potential to impact the more than eight million U.S. families that receive WIC benefits as well as the food environment in low-income neighborhoods. In December 2008, investigators began conducting baseline research about the food choices that WIC participants make, More

Keywords: Corner store, Fruits and vegetables, Geographic information systems, Grocery store, Neighborhood, Spanish language, Supermarket, Urban, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: November 2009

Resource Type: Grant Summary