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To meet the "Residency" requirement, a participant must live in this specific area.
What is New York state?
These three specific types of canned fish are only provided to "Fully Breastfeeding" mothers.
What are Tuna, Salmon, and Sardines?
NWA – The non-profit organization that advocates for WIC at the Congressional level.
National WIC Association.
This is the common term for the measurement of a participant's height and weight.
What is Anthropometrics or "Anthro" Data?
A "fully formula-fed" infant receives 128 oz of baby food jars. How many ounces does a "fully breastfed" infant receive?
What is 256 oz? (Double the amount).
Participants are "adjunctively eligible" if they already receive this food assistance program.
What is SNAP?
While most milk is issued in gallons, this is the maximum number of quarts of evaporated milk allowed in a standard Child Food Package (IV).
What is 16 quarts?
EBT – The card used to buy WIC foods.
What is Electronic Benefits Transfer?
Name 3 of the 5 "Vitamins/Minerals of Concern" that WIC foods are specifically designed to provide.
What are Iron, Protein, Calcium, Vitamin A, or Vitamin C?
A pregnant woman can be certified for WIC as soon as she confirms her pregnancy. Her certification will last until this many weeks after she delivers.
What is 6 weeks postpartum?
This is the maximum age a child can be and still receive WIC benefits.
What is right before five years old?
A "Fully Breastfeeding" woman receives this many dollars (the current 2024/2025 rate) for the Fruit and Vegetable Cash Value Benefit (CVB).
What is $52?
CPA – The person who usually performs the certification.
What is Competent Professional Authority?
To be WIC-eligible, a "Whole Grain" bread must have this as the very first ingredient on the label.
What is "Whole Wheat Flour"?
Scenario: A woman is pregnant with twins. How many extra "Fetal Counts" can be added to the household size for income eligibility?
What is two? (One for each unborn child).
This document is needed if a participant moves from one state to another mid-certification.
What is a VOC or Verification of Certification?
A fully breastfeeding mother of twins receives a "1.5x" food package. Exactly how many dozens of eggs is she entitled to in a standard month?
3 Dozen (Standard is 2, so $2 \times 1.5 = 3$).
CVB – The specific dollar amount assigned for fruits and vegetables.
Cash Value Benefit
True or False: In the very early days of WIC, some states actually delivered food directly to participants' houses like the milkman.
True
This is the federal "Timeframe Standard" (in days) that a clinic must follow to provide an appointment for a pregnant woman after she first applies.
What is 10 days?
An applicant is not adjunctively eligible and has no pay stubs because they are paid in cash "under the table." What is the specific policy-approved way to document this person's income?
A signed Self-Declaration detailing the amount and frequency of pay.
A participant has a prescription for Nutramigen formula. In which Food Package category does this participant now fall, and what is the maximum age they can remain in it?
Food Package III; they can remain until age 5 (with a continuous qualifying medical condition
USDA – The federal agency that governs and funds the WIC program.
United States Department of Agriculture.
There is one specific type of "bean" that is actually a "vegetable" in the WIC world. You can't buy it with the "Bean" benefit; you have to use the CVB. What is it?
Green Beans (or Wax/Snap Beans).
Name two foods that are only in the "Fully Breastfeeding" mom's package and are not given to any other adult category.
What are Canned Fish (Tuna/Salmon), Eggs and Cheese (extra amounts)?