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1 Opening Session
Pages 5-10

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... The opening session featured brief presentations from three persons who have played key roles in support of WIC over time: Jay Hirschman, Reverend Douglas Greenaway, and David Page.
From page 6...
... recognizes, Greenaway said, that the scientific evidence supporting the benefits of WIC is outdated; and NWA welcomes the support for WIC research provided by the 111th 1 Hirschmanexpressed thanks to Congress; the National WIC Association; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; all WIC's partners at the state, territorial, tribal, and local levels; vendors; food manufacturers; and many others for helping make WIC one of the best programs that the nation has to offer.
From page 7...
... Year FIGURE 1-1 Average monthly participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, In Figure 1-1 Hirschman.eps fants, and Children, 1974–2009.  SOURCE: Hirschman (2010)
From page 8...
... This examination is to include peer coun seling serices in addition to other breastfeeding support serices and strategies that WIC proides. Despite clear evidence of the health benefits of breastfeeding and improved initiation rates (currently 74 percent)
From page 9...
... The President's Task Force Report on Child hood Obesity (White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity, 2010) summarizes evidence that one in five children is overweight or obese before the age of 6 years and that more than half of obese children have become overweight by the age of 2 years.
From page 10...
... Washington, DC: White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity. http://www.letsmove.gov/pdf/TaskForce_on_Childhood_Obesity_May2010_ FullReport.pdf (accessed September 16, 2010)


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