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Prenatal and Early Childhood Nutrition: How WIC Helps Jumpstart a Lifetime of Healthy Outcomes

Importance of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition

February 5, 2024

Colleen Delaney, Ph.D., RDN, Vitamin Angels' Technical Director for U.S. Programs

In the past year alone, there have been three government shutdown threats, which create uncertainty and nutritional instability for families that rely on WIC.

NPA Gov. Affairs Team on Access to Supplements, COVID Relief, & More

February 18, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) outlined the current political and policy outlook for the natural products industry during a webinar for its membership. The webinar address how the industry will be impacted by President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. Also among the topics discussed by NPA's Daniel...

NPA: Vilsack Hearing Spotlights Food Insecurity, "Urgent Need" to Expand Access to Supplements

February 2, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—With a growing hunger crisis in the U.S., the Biden Administration announced an executive order aimed at providing relief for American families and businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Noting that 29 million Americans— and as many as 12 million children—are now impacted by the hunger crisis, the all-of-government...

USDA Posts Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's Final Report

July 20, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The USDA has posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final scientific report, a review of the latest available science on specific nutrition topics, according to a statement from USDA. The findings will inform USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as they develop the 2020-2025...

Bill Would Add Multivitamins to Food Assistance Program

July 28, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation introduced by Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) would make multivitamin dietary supplements an allowable purchase for the 8 million people receiving assistance through the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). “Expanding WIC to include multivitamins would create an oasis for the 25...