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Anemia Screening in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Time for Change?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:969-970.
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THE HIGH rate of malnutrition among low-income infants and children
in the United States prompted the creation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in 1972. Accordingly, anemia,
an indicator of malnutrition, has been used as a nutritional risk criterion
to determine eligibility for WIC benefits. The prevalence of anemia among
WIC recipients has also been used as a measure of program success.1-2 During the last 30 years, the use of
iron-fortified formulas and cereals became standard practice, breastfeeding
rates increased, and cow's milk was introduced at older ages. The WIC program
has been instrumental in promoting these nutritional practices through its
nutritional counseling and food packages. Thus, WIC has contributed to the
substantial decline in the rates and severity of iron deficiency anemia in
low-income infants so that the current true rate of iron deficiency anemia
in low-income infants and toddlers is approximately 6% . . . [Full Text of this Article]THE CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ANEMIA
REDIRECTION OF WIC
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Jennifer L. Kahn, Helen J. Binns, Tianyue Chen, Robert R. Tanz, and Robert Listernick
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156(10):1028-1032.
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