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Chiasson MA, Findley SE, Sekhobo JP, et al. Changing WIC changes what children eat. Obesity. 2013;21(7):1423-1429.

Evidence Rating: Moderate Evidence

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Chojnacki GJ, Gothro AG, Gleason PM, Forrestal SG. A Randomized Controlled Trial Measuring Effects of Extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits on Child Food Security in Low-Income Families in Rural Kentucky. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1S):S9-S21. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.05.017. PMID: 33342530.

Evidence Rating: Moderate

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Farmer, J. E., Falk, L. W., Clark, M. J., Mayfield, W. A., & Green, K. K. (2022). Developmental Monitoring and Referral for Low-Income Children Served by WIC: Program Development and Implementation Outcomes. Maternal and child health journal, 1-12.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Gleason PM, Kleinman R, Chojnacki GJ, Briefel RR, Forrestal SG. Measuring the Effects of a Demonstration to Reduce Childhood Food Insecurity: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Nevada Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Project. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1S):S22-S33. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.03.002. PMID: 33342522.

Evidence Rating: Moderate

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Johnson, P. R., Bushar, J., Dunkle, M., Leyden, S., & Jordan, E. T. (2019). Usability and acceptability of a text message-based developmental screening tool for young children: pilot study. JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 2(1), e10814.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Joyce T, Reeder J. Changes in breastfeeding among WIC participants following implementation of the new food package. Matern Child Health J. 2015;19(4):868-876.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Kogan, K., Anand, P., Gallo, S., & Cuellar, A. E. (2023). A Quasi-Experimental Assessment of the Effect of the 2009 WIC Food Package Revisions on Breastfeeding Outcomes. Nutrients, 15(2), 414.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Langellier BA, Chaparro MP, Wang MC, Koleilat M, Whaley SE. The new food package and breastfeeding outcomes among women, infants, and children participants in Los Angeles county. Am J Public Health. 2014;104(S1):S112-118.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Morris EJ, Quinn EL, Rose CM, Spiker M, O'Leary J, Otten JJ. Insights from Washington State's COVID-19 Response: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of WIC Remote Services and Expanded Food Options Using the RE-AIM Framework. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Dec;122(12):2228-2242.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.03.013. Epub 2022 Mar 23. PMID: 35339719; PMCID: PMC8940760.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Pulvera, R., Collin, D. F., & Hamad, R. (2022). The effect of the 2009 WIC revision on maternal and child health: A quasi‐experimental study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 36(6), 851-860.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Reat AM, Crixell SH, Friedman BJ, Von Bank JA. Comparison of food intake among infants and toddlers participating in a south central Texas WIC program reveals some improvements after WIC package changes. Matern Child Health J. 2015;19(8):1834-1841.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Package; Final Rule. Washington, DC: 2014. US Government Printing Office.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Wilde P, Wolf A, Fernandes M, Collins A. Food-package assignments and breastfeeding initiation before and after a change in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012;96(3):560-566.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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