Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:health_services
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| gptkbp:administered_by |
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
local agencies |
| gptkbp:aims_to_improve |
food insecurity
health outcomes |
| gptkbp:collaborates_with |
community organizations
healthcare providers |
| gptkbp:eligibility |
income level
nutritional risk |
| gptkbp:established_in |
gptkb:1972
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
child development
maternal health infant health |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
supplemental food packages
|
| gptkbp:is_available_in |
children with disabilities
postpartum women pregnant teens |
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
support families in need
|
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
gptkb:USDA_Food_and_Nutrition_Service
program effectiveness independent research organizations impact on food security |
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:federal_government
federal grants |
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
reduced healthcare costs
increased breastfeeding rates improved birth outcomes |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
federal nutrition assistance programs
USDA's Food and Nutrition Service programs |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
public health campaigns
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
reducing childhood obesity
improving dietary quality |
| gptkbp:is_subject_to |
federal regulations
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
nonprofit organizations
|
| gptkbp:offers |
education on nutrition
counseling on breastfeeding |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
all 50 states
territories of the United States |
| gptkbp:promotes |
healthy eating habits
|
| gptkbp:provides |
nutritional education
food assistance referrals to healthcare services |
| gptkbp:provides_access_to |
healthy foods
|
| gptkbp:provides_support_for |
nutrition counseling
breastfeeding promotion |
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:serves |
infants
breastfeeding women children up to age five low-income pregnant women |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Educational_Institution
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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