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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

The Special Supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and young children that provides federal grants to states for supplemental food, health care referrals, and nutrition education. This program targets low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women and infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.