A federal program built to improve nutrition for new mothers and kids is growing for the first time in over a decade, thanks to changes made during the pandemic.
The Missouri WIC program's numbers are up 7.7% during the program's 50th year nationwide.WIC stands for women, infants, and children.Their program provides serv
WIC, or Women, Infants and Children, is an education and supplemental nutrition program for pregnant and postpartum people, as well as children up to age 5.
WIC or Women, Infants and Children is an education and supplemental nutrition program for pregnant and postpartum people, as well as children up to the age of five. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith sat down with Anne Strope, the administrative coordinator with Missouri WIC, to talk about the program and how some recent changes are trying to make WIC more accommodating to participants’ needs.
The Saline County and Taney County Health Departments have recently begun offering WIC clinics to their communities on large buses with built-in exam rooms.