Essays on Wic

Increasing Access and Use of Local Certified Farmers’ Markets:

Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Program Women, Infants, and Children provides healthy foods, nutritional education and certain referral services to low-income pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children up to age five. Groundbreaking modifications in 2009 added cash vouchers for fruits and vegetables to WIC’s approved foods list. While these vouchers are redeemable at local Certified Farmers’ Markets, research in California exposed specific barriers to WIC participants utilizing this option. Our proposal addresses the three main deterrents to redeeming vouchers at local farmers’ markets, including: (1) lack of transportation, CFM in close proximity or knowledge of CFM location, (2) ...

In the 1930’s, and then again in the 1960’s a program was enacted called food stamps. The original 1930’s program allowed people to purchase $1 in orange stamps and receive $.50 in blue stamps ("A Short History Of SNAP | Food And Nutrition Service", n.p.). Food stamps were ended after the depression ended because there no longer was a profound need for it. President Kennedy began the program again in the 1960’s; eventually laws were changed and those below poverty level could receive food stamps for free ("A Short History Of SNAP | Food And Nutrition Service", ...

Food deserts are those areas within cities where the local population has no or little access to fresh fruits and healthy vegetables. There is evidence that the food desert areas are more prevalent in the lower income neighborhoods. Lack of healthy foods leads to obesity and health ailments such as heart disease and diabetes. It is also seen that the neighborhoods with low-income are mostly African American. The essay discusses the Food deserts, what they mean and who is affected and how. Research works on food deserts in Baltimore city are looked into and how a lack of nutritious ...