WIC

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including an update on upcoming elections and why state officials hope to increase enrollment in the WIC program.

Across America, only half of the women, infants, and children who are eligible to access the WIC nutrition program are actually getting the healthy foods and education that are available to them. In Idaho, that ratio is even worse with just 40 percent of this vulnerable population accessing the WIC program.

The Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to its supplemental food program for women, infants and children, otherwise known as WIC. WIC served about 6.2 million people per month in 2021, including 43 percent of the country's infants.

Northwest potato farmers are cheering a small provision tucked into the newly passed federal spending package.The Women, Infants and Children or WIC…

The partial shutdown of the federal government will have a direct effect on some services in Idaho, with campgrounds on federal lands closing, 850 Idaho…

A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month shows more Idaho moms breastfeed their babies than anywhere else in the…

A change in income guidelines means more Idahoans could qualify for food assistance through the WIC program.The supplemental nutrition program Women,…

Starting July 1, more low-income parents with young children will be eligible for food assistance.The supplemental nutrition program Women, Infants and…