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Learning to eat right: WIC celebrates 40 years of helping families
It’s hard to imagine an America today without Social Security or Medicare. Those programs are part of the nation’s safety net, offering security to senior citizens and to those in need. The same can be said about the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. Begun in 1974, WIC is considered one of the most successful federal programs. It creates a healthy living plan for low-income families and has been shown to reduce fetal deaths, infant mortality and low birth weights, and enable women to carry a healthy weight through pregnancy…Read More