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Title: State, County and Regional-level Estimates of WIC Eligibles and Program Reach, California 2011
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2015
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Abstract: The federally-funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) strives to improve the health of low-income families who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious food, education on healthy eating, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care and other services. Pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under age five who have a nutritional risk are eligible for WIC if they live in households with incomes at or below 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), or if they receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (CalFresh), Medicaid (Medi-Cal) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This report provides county and regional-level estimates of women, infants and children eligible for WIC services in California and the count and percent of WIC-eligibles that received benefits from the program in an average month during calendar year 2011. Estimates of WIC eligibility and program reach are provided for 34 counties and 6 regions (grouped counties) within California to identify underserved communities to target outreach efforts to those in greatest need for WIC services.
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Authors: Saraiva, Carina; Troyan, Jennifer; Dove, Melanie S; Fan, Chuncui; Curtis, Michael P; Gradziel, Patricia; Johnson, Jeffrey
Publisher: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Poverty and Welfare
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