Open AccessThe New Food Package and Breastfeeding Outcomes Among Women, Infants, and Children Participants in Los Angeles County
Author(s) -
Brent A. Langellier,
M. Pia Chaparro,
May D. Wang,
Maria Koleilat,
Shan E. Whaley
Publication year - 2014
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.2013.301330
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , environmental health , population , demography , gerontology , pediatrics , sociology
We assessed the effect of the new Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, implemented in October 2009, on breastfeeding outcomes among a predominately Latina sample of WIC participants in Los Angeles County, California.