U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Monday applauded the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for including Alaska salmon into more Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages. Murkowski has advocated for expanded inclusion of healthy, nutritious Alaskan salmon in WIC food packages since 2014, when the process to update WIC […]
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced the INFANT Act – legislation to remove an unnecessary rule that limits the number of foods eligible to purchase under the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program. Current WIC policy prohibits certain food combinations from being purchased under the program. The INFANT Act eliminates these […]
KANA’s WIC Coordinator, Stephanie Jenkins, Attends the National WIC Association Leadership Conference The Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program for low-income families. This program serves pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, post-partum mothers, infants, and children up to the age of five. This unique program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding education and […]