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	WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines published for July 2012- June 2013 Published March 23, 2012.
	WIC Breastfeeding Data Local Agency Report Released December 2011
	WIC Program and Participant Characteristics 2010 (Released December 2011) The WIC PC 2010 Report summarizes the demographic characteristics of WIC women, infants and children participants nationwide in April 2010. Information is also available on participant income and nutrition risk characteristics, a national estimate of breastfeeding initiation for WIC infants, and a description of WIC members of migrant farmworker families. The WIC PC2010 Report is the most recent in a series of reports that have been generated from WIC State management information systems biennially since 1992.
	WIC Operating Rules & Technical Implementation Guide The guidelines establish a framework for consistent procedures and implementations by State agencies and their participating retail vendors. The September 2011 Technical Implementation Guide revision is currently under review by the technical workgroup. Changes made in the September 2011 update are outlined in the document entitled "Updates to TIG September 2011." WIC Operating Rules Draft v12.21.2010 (pdf) WIC EBT Technical Implementation Guide-September 2011 for comment (pdf) Updates to TIG-September 2011 (pdf)
	Advance Planning Document (APD) Process Training The USDA FNS State Systems Office (SSO) provides training on the Advance Planning Document (APD) Process for State’s Management Information Systems projects. SSO conducted three national training sessions focusing on the APD process and related areas during the summer of 2008. The training sessions have been transformed into eight On-Demand Training videos available through links on the APD site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/apd/Training(1).htm
	Implementation of the Nondiscretionary, Non-Electronic Benefits Transfer-Related Provisions of Public Law 111-296 Published in the Federal Register September 28, 2011
	WIC Prescreening Tool available online Posted 09/09/11 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is pleased to announce the online availability of the WIC Prescreening Tool. The WIC Prescreening Tool is a web-based application intended to help potential WIC applicants determine if they are likely to be eligible for WIC benefits. The Tool asks users to complete a series of questions regarding their categorical, residential and income eligibility for WIC benefits. Based on their responses to these questions, users are informed that they "may be eligible" or "may not be eligible for WIC benefits. Users who are likely to be eligible to receive WIC benefits are provided with State-specific contact information and are encouraged to make a certification appointment with their WIC local agencies. Additionally, users are provided with a printable summary of their responses and a list of examples of the documentation that is required at an initial certification appointment. The Tool is currently available in English, Spanish and Chinese (traditional). More languages are expected to be added in the near future.
	Cooperation in USDA Studies and Evaluations, and Full Use of Federal Funds in Nutrition Assistance Programs Nondiscretionary Provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296 Published in the Federal Register June 29, 2011
	Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Determinations - Final Rule Published in the Federal Register June 16, 2011
	WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Study Final Implementation Report June 2010 The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) undertook the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling study to understand both the way that breastfeeding peer counseling grants are being used, and their impact on breastfeeding among WIC participants. It will ultimately provide a comprehensive and systematic picture of the implementation and impact of the Loving Support Peer Counseling program. This initial report, which looked at grants provided in FY 2007 and 2009, focuses on implementation, describing the process by which States implemented the Loving Support model, and how funds are being used. It also describes general characteristics and operational issues in a sample of local WIC agencies implementing the program, and explores five agencies in more depth through local case studies. A second study, on the impact of an enhancement of the Loving Support Peer Counseling Program on breastfeeding outcomes for WIC participants, is underway.
	WIC Vendor Cost Containment - Final Rule - Correction Published in the Federal Register March 30, 2010
	Interim Rule: Revisions in the WIC Food Packages Rule to Increase Cash Value Vouchers for Women Published in the Federal Register December 31, 2009
	WIC Vendor Cost Containment - Final Rule Published in the Federal Register October 8, 2009
	Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations, Nondiscretionary Provisions of Public Law 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Published in the Federal Register September 23, 2009
	WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP): Nondiscretionary Provisions of Public Law 108-265 Published in the Federal Register September 11, 2009
	Implementation of Nondiscretionary WIC Certification and General Administrative Provisions - Affirmation of Interim Rule as Final Rule Published in the Federal Register July 7, 2009
	ERS Report: "WIC and the Battle Against Childhood Overweight" - Published April 2009 ERS Report: "The Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2008 Annual Report" - Published April 2009 ERS Report: "The WIC Program: Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2009 Edition" - Published April 2009
	Discretionary Vendor Provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108-265 - Final Rule Published in the Federal Register January 6, 2009
	GAO Report: Disaster Assistance: Federal Efforts to Assist Group Site Residents with Employment, Services for Families with Children, and Transportation Published December 2008
	WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program - Interim Final Rule: Nondiscretionary Provisions of Public Law 108–265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 Published November 3, 2008
	"Survey of the Public Health Nutrition Workforce 2006-2007" May 2008
	Miscellaneous Vendor-Related Provisions - Final Rule Published in the Federal Register, April 23, 2008
	Interstate Variation in WIC Food Package Costs: The Role of Food Prices, Caseload Composition, and Cost-Containment Practices Published January 2005 - Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. (FANRR41) Economic Research Service, USDA
	WIC Learning On-Line The USDA Food and Nutrition Service in conjunction with the USDA National Agricultural Library/Food and Nutrition Information Center have developed this web-based course to provide continuing education and resources for State and local staff. This course is self-paced, user-friendly, and repeatable, designed to assist State and local staff in all areas of providing WIC nutrition services.
	Healthy Children Ready to Read - Bookmark available to order
	Will getting WIC or WIC Farmers' Market nutrition benefits affect my immigrant status? Posted May 28, 1999