Tuesday 5/15

Today Melissa Alfano spoke to us about WIC, which is a supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. 100% of the funding comes from the federal government. Thier mission is to provide nutrition education and improve pregnancy outcomes. WIC provides nutrition education, breast feeding education, supplemental foods, and farmer's market coupons. Some monitoring and evaluation is completed by the following forms: "Welcome to WIC," health history, assessment, nutrition care process, and referrals. WIC also has peer helpers that contact those who use WIC to answer any questions. The role of the nutrition professional in the program is to provide education and to complete the nutrition care process.