federal WIC program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal assistance program
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkb:Food_and_Nutrition_Service
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Child_Nutrition_Act_of_1966
gptkbp:benefit infant formula
nutrition counseling
immunization screening
supplemental foods
gptkbp:eligibility income below 185% of federal poverty level
nutritional risk
gptkbp:established 1974
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label federal WIC program
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Special_Supplemental_Nutrition_Program_for_Women,_Infants,_and_Children
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:participants over 6 million (as of 2022)
gptkbp:provides 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
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_State_WIC_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7