WIC

high

Florida WIC year grants total of $366,303,769 are ___ compared to other states due to high birth rates, large population, and large state size

F

T/F: WIC food benefits roll over to the next month

T

T/F: applicants for WIC must meet all four of the requirements: categorical, income, nutrition risk, and residential

reduce

WIC has ___ fetal deaths and infant mortality as well as low birthweight rates

increases

WIC has ___ the duration of pregnancy

intellectual

WIC helps get children ready to start school and the children who receive benefits demonstrate improved ___ development

federally

WIC is a ___ funded discretionary program

45

WIC is operating in ___ states as of 1974

1972

WIC was implemented in ___ as a result of a growing concern over malnutrition among many poverty stricken mothers and young children.

low-income

WICs mission is to safeguard the health of __-__ women, infants, and children to age 5. provides nutritious foods, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care

children

___ are the largest category of WIC participants - 4.16 million

WIC

___ is a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children that provides federal grants to states for foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breast-feeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk

FNS

____ of the USDA distributes grants to the 90 WIC state agencies, including US territories and indian tribal organizations

categorical

a ___ requirement for WIC is that beneficiaries must be women that are pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding (up to the infants first birthday). infants up to the infant's first birthday, or children up to the child's fifth birthday

anemia

an applicant that is at nutritional risk and therefore qualifies for WIC, can be screened by a WIC clinic or another health professional. the at-risk applicants has to have a medical-based or dietary based condition such as ____, underweight, history of poor pregnancy

state

applicants for WIC must live in the ___ in which they applied

state

applicants must have an income that is at or below an income level set by the ___ agency or be determined to be automatically income-eligible based on participation in certain programs (SNAP, Medicaid, TANF)

fiscal

funding for WIC is allocated each ___ year by Congress through the appropriations process.

Kentucky

in 1974, WICs first site opened in the state of ____

8

in 1974, fewer than 90,000 people participated in WIC. Today, there is an average ___ million that receive benefits each month

3rd

in 2014, Florida had the ___ most populated state

prenatal

pregnant women participating in WIC receive ___ care earlier

any

when buying baby food with WIC, you can buy ____ brand

least

when buying cheese and milk with WIC, you have to buy the ____ expensive brands.

6

women who qualify for WIC and are pregnant, or they qualify up to ___ weeks after the brith of the baby or at the end of the pregnancy