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EFNEP at 50: Half a Century of Improving Health, Well-Being

March 22, 2019 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

For 50 years, educators from the nation’s land-grant universities have brought EFNEP – the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program – to low income Americans, giving them the tools they need for better eating and health.

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Increased Breastfeeding in WIC Would Increase Federal Costs but Lower Health Related Costs for WIC Households

March 13, 2019 Victor Oliveira, Food Economics Division, Economic Research Service

Breastfeeding rates in the United States fall short of those recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other U.S. health organizations. If breastfeeding in the U.S. increased to medically recommended levels, what would be the economic impact on Federal programs?

Research and Science