Tabla de Contenidos:
  • WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific Assessment
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • COMMITTEE PROCESS AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
  • PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION RISK ASSESSMENT
  • GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITION RISK CRITERIA
  • Anthropometric Risk Criteria
  • Biochemical and Other Medical Risk Criteria
  • Dietary Risk Criteria
  • Predisposing Nutrition Risk Criteria
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH AND ACTION
  • Research Recommendations
  • Action Recommendations
  • 1 Overview
  • CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
  • THE WIC PROGRAM
  • Program Benefits
  • WIC Program Eligibility Criteria
  • Legislative and Programmatic History of the WIC Program
  • National Expansion
  • Other Programmatic and Administrative Changes During the 1970s
  • Programmatic and Administrative Changes During the 1980s
  • Programmatic and Administrative Changes During the 1990s
  • Program Size
  • OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT AND THE COMMITTEE PROCESS
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 Poverty and Nutrition Risk
  • DEFINITION OF POVERTY
  • PREVALENCE OF POVERTY
  • POVERTY AND NUTRITION RISK FOR WOMEN
  • POVERTY AND NUTRITION RISK FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN
  • EFFECTS OF WIC PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 Principles Underlying the Nutrition Risk Criteria for WIC Eligibility
  • PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION RISK ASSESSMENT
  • Purpose of Nutrition Risk Criteria in the WIC Program
  • Identifying Nutrition Risk Indicators
  • Setting Cutoff Points for Nutrition Risk Indicators
  • WIC NUTRITION RISK CRITERIA
  • PRIORITY SYSTEM OF THE WIC PROGRAM
  • SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Anthropometric Risk Criteria
  • USE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES IN THE WIC PROGRAM
  • MATERNAL ANTHROPOMETRIC RISK CRITERIA
  • Prepregnancy Underweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Prepregnancy Underweight.
  • Prepregnancy Underweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Prepregnancy Underweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Prepregnancy Underweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Prepregnancy Underweight
  • Low Maternal Weight Gain
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Low Maternal Weight Gain
  • Low Maternal Weight Gain as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Low Maternal Weight Gain as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Low Maternal Weight Gain as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Low Maternal Weight Gain
  • Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy
  • Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Maternal Weight Loss During Pregnancy
  • Prepregnancy Overweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Prepregnancy Overweight
  • Prepregnancy Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Prepregnancy Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Prepregnancy Overweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Prepregnancy Overweight
  • High Gestational Weight Gain
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with High Gestational Weight Gain
  • High Gestational Weight Gain as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • High Gestational Weight Gain as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of High Gestational Weight Gain as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting.
  • Recommendations for High Gestational Weight Gain
  • Maternal Short Stature
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Maternal Short Stature
  • Maternal Short Stature as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Maternal Short Stature as an Indicator of Health and Nutrition Benefit
  • Use of Maternal Short Stature as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Program
  • Recommendations for Maternal Short Stature
  • Postpartum Underweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Postpartum Underweight
  • Postpartum Underweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Postpartum Underweight as an Indicator of Health and Nutrition Benefit
  • Use of Postpartum Underweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Postpartum Underweight
  • Postpartum Overweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Postpartum Overweight
  • Postpartum Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Postpartum Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Postpartum Overweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Postpartum Overweight
  • Abnormal Postpartum Weight Change
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Abnormal Postpartum Weight Change
  • Abnormal Postpartum Weight Change as an Indicator of Health and Nutrition Risk
  • Abnormal Postpartum Weight Change as an Indicator of Health and Nutrition Benefit
  • Use of Abnormal Maternal Weight Change as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Abnormal Postpartum Weight Change
  • ANTHROPOMETRIC RISK CRITERIA FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN
  • Low Birth Weight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with LBW
  • LBW as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • LBW as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of LBW as a Nutrition Risk in the WIC Setting.
  • Recommendations for LBW
  • Small for Gestational Age
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with SGA
  • SGA as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • SGA as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of SGA as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for SGA
  • Short Stature
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Short Stature
  • Short Stature as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Short Stature as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Short Stature as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Short Stature
  • Underweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Underweight
  • Underweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Underweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Underweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Underweight
  • Low Head Circumference
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with LHC
  • LHC as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • LHC as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of LHC as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for LHC
  • Large for Gestational Age
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with LGA
  • LGA as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • LGA as an Indicator of Health and Nutrition Benefit
  • Use of the LGA as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for LGA
  • Overweight
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Overweight
  • Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Overweight as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of the Overweight as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Overweight
  • Slow Growth
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Slow Growth.
  • Slow Growth as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Slow Growth as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Slow Growth as a Nutrition Risk in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Slow Growth
  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • Conclusions
  • Research Needs
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 Biochemical and Other Medical Risk Criteria
  • CRITERIA RELATED TO NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
  • Anemia
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Anemia
  • Anemia as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Anemia as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Anemia as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendation for Anemia
  • Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases
  • Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases as Indicators of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases as Indicators of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases as Nutrition Risk Criteria in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Failure to Thrive and Other Nutrient Deficiency Diseases
  • MEDICAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ENTIRE WIC POPULATION
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Prevalence of and Risks Associated with Specific Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders as Indicators of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders as Indicators of Nutrition and Health Benefit
  • Use of Gastrointestinal Disorders as Risk Criteria in the WIC Setting
  • Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetes Mellitus as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Risk
  • Diabetes Mellitus as an Indicator of Nutrition and Health Benefit.
  • Use of Diabetes Mellitus as a Nutrition Risk Criterion in the WIC Setting.