Can WIC Play a Role in Stemming the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
” This Policy Roundtable considered the role of WIC in childhood obesity prevention, how the program is already addressing the childhood obesity epidemic, and what policy options are available to ensure WIC can be successful in addressing childhood obesity now and in the years to come. Speakers included Maxine Hayes, State Health Officer, Washington State Department of Health; Patti Hauser, Director of Nutrition Services for the State of Wisconsin and Chair of the Board of Directors for the National WIC Association; Susan Foerster, Chief, Network for a Healthy California, California Department of Public Health; and Loren Bell, Area of Expertise Lead for Food Assistance and Nutrition, Altarum Institute. The PowerPoint presentation slides used by each speaker are also available online. Directions for viewing the video: • You will need the Adobe Flash Player to view this video. If it is not already installed on your machine, you can get it here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ • You wil
