Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Supplemental_Nutrition_Program_for_Women,_Infants,_and_Children
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal assistance program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WIC
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkbp:eligibility low-income women, infants, and children at nutritional risk
gptkbp:established 1972
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:federal_government_of_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:U.S._territories
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:participants over 6 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:provides nutrition education
breastfeeding support
nutritious foods
referrals to health care
gptkbp:purpose provide nutrition assistance to low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5
gptkbp:website https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commodity_Supplemental_Food_Program
gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Service
gptkb:Medicaid_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5