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IT TAKES A VILLAGE!
WIC’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Eriko M. Grover, MS-MPH, RD, LD/NPublic Health Nutrition Program DirectorFlorida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE WIC PROGRAM?•Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or recently postpartum
•Infants
•Children up to the age of 5
HOW DO YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC?• Must be income eligible
• 2017 WIC Income Guidelines• Example, Family of 4 – maximum
monthly income = 3,793 or 45,510/year
• Income eligible if participant is receiving Medicaid, temporary cash assistance (TCA) or Food assistance (SNAP).
• Be at nutrition risk
HEALTHY FOODS
NUTRITION EDUCATION
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT
COMMUNITY REFERRALS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WIC PROGRAM• Serves approximately 65,000women, infants and children per month
• 16 WIC Centers• ~ 250 stores accept WIC
• 18 Stores now have a “WIC Corner”• 80 Nutrition Staff
• 30 Registered/Licensed Dietitians
What does WIC do for communities?• Improved birth outcomes• Increase in healthy food
consumption• Improved breastfeeding rates in
our community
WIC Babies – Improved Birth Outcomes• Probability of low birth weight
reduced• Risk of preterm delivery
decreased• Probability of NICU admission
decreased • Reduced probability of being
born SGASonchak, Lyudmyla (2016). The Impact of WIC on Birth Outcomes: New Evidence
from South Carolina. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20, 1518-1525.
WIC Positively Impacts Breastfeeding• Breastfeeding initiation
improves when mothers enter WIC earlier in pregnancy and early in postpartum period
• 1st vs. 3rd trimester – 10-32% more likely to initiate breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding duration greatly improves with prenatal entry into WIC
• 12-44% more likely to breastfeed longer
Metallinos-Katasaras E., et al (2015). Maternal WIC Participation Improves Breastfeeding Rates: A Statewide Analysis of WIC Participants. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20, 1518-1525.
WAYS TO REFER
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786.336.1300
keyword localwic + your zipcode to 67076
Signupwic.com/local
CONTACT
Eriko Grover, MPH-MS, RD, LD/NWIC Program [email protected]
Carla Munoz, MPH, RD, LD/N, CLCOutreach [email protected]
THANK YOU!