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... referrals to health services and social services. WIC is available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 34 Indian Tribal Organizations, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth Islands of the Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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... Over the intervening years WIC has expanded greatly, Medicaid coverage has increased, large changes have occurred in the racial and ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status of WIC participants as well as in public health services, and obesity rates have increased substantially among the general population. To guide its planning for the use of the $15 million allocated for WIC research, the Food and Nutrition Service of USDA asked the Institute of Medicine to convene an ad hoc committee to plan and conduct a 2-day public workshop on emerging research needs for WIC.
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... , represent a consensus regarding conclusions or recommendations. To provide more details about the workshop and its participants, Appendix A contains the workshop agenda, Appendix B contains the biographical sketches of the presenters, Appendix C lists the workshop attendees and their affiliations, and Appendix D identifies acronyms and abbreviations.
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... 1990. The Saings in Medicaid Costs for Newborns and Their Mothers from Prenatal Participation in the WIC Program, volume .
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