The relationship between aging out of the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children assistance and weight status in kindergarten
Aging out WIC is not associated with a kindergartener's weight status. Additional analyses are needed to better understand the potential implications of extending WIC until a child's sixth birthday.
Authors
- Bradley C. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8402-3098)
- Anthony Goudie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-2326)
- Antonije Lazic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4264-8713)
- Clare C. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-4739)
- Michael R. Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2089-9239)
- Joseph W. Thompson
Institutions
- Arkansas Department of Health (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103125
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities