Women, Infants, and Children program
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
federal assistance program
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:WIC
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
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| gptkbp:eligibility |
income below 185% of federal poverty level
nutritional risk |
| gptkbp:established |
1972
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| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:government
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women, Infants, and Children program
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:U.S._territories
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:participants |
over 6 million (as of 2022)
|
| gptkbp:provides |
nutrition education
referrals to health care supplemental foods |
| gptkbp:purpose |
nutrition assistance
nutrition education healthcare referrals |
| gptkbp:targetAudience |
infants
breastfeeding women children up to age 5 low-income pregnant women non-breastfeeding postpartum women |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Electronic_Benefit_Transfer_card
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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