Open AccessImpact of Policy Changes on Infant Feeding Decisions Among Low-Income Women Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Author(s) -
Shan E. Whaley,
Maria Koleilat,
Mike Whaley,
Judy Gomez,
Karen Meehan,
Kiran Saluja
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300770
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , infant formula , environmental health , poverty , demography , confounding , low income , pediatrics , socioeconomics , economics , pathology , sociology , economic growth
We present infant feeding data before and after the 2009 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package change that supported and incentivized breastfeeding. We describe the key role of California WIC staff in supporting these policy changes.