VIDEO: Public Health Professor Presents at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine invited Dr. Beth Racine to participate in a public workshop titled “Optimizing Implementation” convened by the Committee to Review WIC Food Packages, in Washington, DC earlier this summer. Dr Racine was shared her research on Understanding and Influencing the Food Choices of WIC Participants.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides Federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.