Vouchers for food are benefits of the
a. La Leche League.
b. United States Department of Agriculture Assistance Program.
c. Special Supplemental Program for Wom-en, Infants, and Children.
d. U.S. Public Health Service and the Amer-ican Academy of Pediatrics.
C
The Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides vouchers for nutrient dense foods to low-income women with infants and young children. The La Leche League provides support to breastfeeding mothers. The U.S. Public Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics work together to recommend adequate intakes of folic acid for women of childbearing age to help prevent neural tube defects. The USDA does not have an "Assistance Program.".
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