Evaluation of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Subtitle: Evidence from the literature
By: prepared for Program Evaluation Staff, Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ; by Raymond B. Isely ... [et al.] ; Thomas J. Cook, Kenneth Poole, principal investigators
Contributors: United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation. Program Evaluation Staff; Research Triangle Institute
Publisher: Research Triangle Institute
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Research Triangle Park, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: Nutrition policy; Women; Nutrition; Government policy; Children; Infants; Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (U.S.)
Other titles: Evaluation of the WIC Program. Evidence from the literature.; National WIC evaluation.
Description: Abstract: A thorough review of prior literature and research which may have bearing on subsequent research evaluating the WIC program is presented and discussed. It provides program analysts and policy makers a basis for testing hypotheses and establishing expectations of the WIC program, and for determining the extent to which they are likely to be quantifiable in practice. The findings of this review, taken together with the information needs and interests of policy makers and WIC program operators, should provide a basis for designing (in Phase 2) the field study planned in Phase 3. A conceptual model of the WIC program is presented to organize the literature related to the program and to address issues of nutrition, maternal and child health, and delivery of services. (wz).
Notes: "This document is a separately bound edition of the review of literature related to issues of nutrition and maternal and child health service delivery in the context of the WIC program. The entire report of which this is chapter 3, is titled "Evaluation of the WIC Program, predesign activities, phase 1, final report."

Cover title: Evaluation of the WIC program. Evidence from the literature.

"August 1981."

"National WIC evaluation. Evidence from the literature. Executive summary" (5 leaves) laid in.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-268).