WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria

A Scientific Assessment

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309053853
eISBN Pdf: 9780309596626
eISBN Epub: 9780309175944
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1996
Month: May
Pages: 392
Language: English

Caption

This book reviews the scientific basis for nutrition risk criteria used to establish eligibility for participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The volume also examines the specific segments of the WIC population at risk for each criterion, identifies gaps in the scientific knowledge base, formulates recommendations regarding appropriate criteria, and where applicable, recommends values for determining who is at risk for each criterion. Recommendations for program action and research are made to strengthen the validity of nutrition risk criteria used in the WIC program.

Front Matter
Summary
1 Overview
2 Poverty and Nutrition Risk
3 Principles Underlying the Nutrition Risk Criteria for WIC Eligibility
4 Anthropometric Risk Criteria
5 Biochemical and Other Medical Risk Criteria
6 Dietary Risk Criteria
7 Predisposing Nutrition Risk Criteria
8 Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix A Participants at the First Public Meeting May 19, 1994
Appendix B Participants at the Second Public Meeting September 19–20, 1994
Appendix C WIC Program: Common Nutritional Risk Criteria
Appendix D Definitions of Yield and Sensitivity of Cutoff Points for Nutrition Risk
Appendix E Biographical Sketches
Acronyms
Index of Risk Criteria