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WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change

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  • Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages of which Barbara L. Devaney is a member

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This new report proposes a number of changes to the WIC nutrition assistance program to encourage participants to consume more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, as well as to promote breast-feeding, among other goals.

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  • Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages of which Barbara L. Devaney is a member, "undated". "WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 989d259284974842a250546c8, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:989d259284974842a250546c8c39d4d3
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    1. Prell, Mark & Smallwood, David, 2017. "Comparing Alternative Economic Mechanisms To Increase Fruit and Vegetable Purchases," Economic Information Bulletin 256715, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    3. Oliveira, Victor & Frazao, Elizabeth, 2009. "The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2009 Edition," Economic Research Report 55839, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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