Invitation to Comment on Proposed Changes to WIC Food Package
There are proposed changes to the WIC food package and USDA wants to hear your comments. The deadline to send a comment is February 21, 2023. Go here to make a comment and read the full proposed rule. Below are a short summary of the proposed changes and a recording of the USDA briefing.
Women, Infants, & Children
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), is a federally funded program which provides Hawaii residents with nourishing supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and health and social service referrals. The participants of WIC are either pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women, and infants and children under age five who meet income guidelines and have a medical or nutritional risk.