NWA Resources

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As the education arm and advocacy voice of WIC, NWA produces fact sheets, position papers and toolkits to support WIC advocacy and education. Browse the selection below to find resources to support your work.

• What Is NWA?

The WIC Hub

The WIC Hub is a website for WIC staff, researchers, and advocates to navigate and explore the world of WIC.

• Action Central for all things WIC Advocacy

WIC State Profiles

Every year, NWA produces a fact sheet for each WIC program in the 90 states.

WIC Impacts

• WIC Voices Guide
• WIC for a Stronger, Healthier America
• Children in WIC: Opportunities for Success in a Critical Time of Growth and Development
• National WIC Program Data

WIC Participant Recruitment & Retention

• Outreach and Retention Survey Report
• NWA's Efforts to Recruit and Retain WIC Participants
• WIC, Medicaid, and SNAP: Teaming up to Improve the Health of Women and Children
• Statement on WIC and Oral Health

Breastfeeding

• 2021 World Breastfeeding Week Infographic - English, Spanish
• Statement on Progress Toward the Gold Standard
• WIC's Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding: Making Breastfeeding Accessible and Equitable for the WIC Population
• Enhancing Breastfeeding Support in WIC: The Case for Increasing the Number of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants
• Statement on the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes

Maternal and Child Health

• Landscape of Maternal Mortality in WIC – Factsheet
• The Role of WIC in Reducing Maternal Mortality – Position Paper
• The Role of WIC in Reducing Maternal Mortality – Full Report
• Maternal and Child Mortality in the US: The Role of WIC in Addressing the Crisis
• The Role of WIC in Reducing Infant Mortality
• Oral Health Needs in the WIC Program
• NWA's Position on Functional Ingredients
• Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Report of a National Survey of U.S. Mothers, Prospective Mothers, and Physicians about Their Perspectives on Nutrition and Breastfeeding Services. Report available by request.
• RD Recruitment & Retention Survey Report

WIC Innovation

• Launching New Digital Tools for WIC Participants: A Guide for WIC Agencies
• WIC Social Media Toolkit.

WIC Research

• WIC Research to Practice Newsletter
• NWA WIC Research Needs Assessment