Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program aims to safeguard the health of women, infants and children up to age 5 by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, offering guidance on nutrition, supporting and educating chest/breastfeeding parents and connecting families to additional resources in the community.
Breastfeeding Initiation of WIC Clients
WIC Breastfeeding Rates at 2 Months
WIC Breastfeeding Rates at 6 Months
WIC Breastfeeding Rates
The three figures above show breastfeeding initiation, and breastfeeding rates at 2 and 6 months for WIC participants. Since March 2021, all three groups have seen an increase in breastfeeding rates. The most improvement was seen in breastfeeding rates at 2 and 6 months. In January 2019, 27.5% of WIC participants were breastfeeding at 2 months, which rose to 45.1% of participants in March 2023. The breastfeeding rate at 6 months nearly doubled from 11.9% in January 2019 to 23.4% in March 2023.
WIC Food Dollars Spent
WIC Food Dollars Spent
Food dollars spent is the amount of money WIC participants are putting back into the community, by buying nutritious food from local stores.
WIC Caseload
WIC Caseload