Speaker: Melissa Alfano - Director of Athens/Perry County WIC

Agency: WIC

Type of program & Purpose: A supplemental food program for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, as well as infants and children.  Other criteria for the program also includes financial limits.

Funding: 100% federally funded.

Monitoring/Evaluation: Done on a federal level, as well as a survey done by the state dietitian every 2 years.

Role of Nutrition Professional:  Nutrition professionals provide nutrition education, breastfeeding classes and education, supplemental food distribution, coupon distribution and nutrition status assessments.

I think working as a nutrition profession in WIC would be very interesting and a good experience to have even if one was not going to deal exclusively with women, infants and children.