WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria

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. Table of Contents 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 1920, 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