More Information and References for Overweight WIC Infants and Children
References and Community Resources
1. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library. (2007). Pediatric weight management. [https://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?cat=3013] 2. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Library. (2015). Pediatric weight management. [https://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?menu=5296&cat=5633] 3. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2016, Nov 1). Where we stand: Screen time. [https://healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/Where-We-Stand-TV-Viewing-Time.aspx] 4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, Dec 15). Childhood obesity causes & consequences. [https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/causes.html] 5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, Jun 24). Childhood obesity facts. [https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html] 6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, Nov 22). Obesity among WIC-enrolled young chidlren. [https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-among-WIC-enrolled-young-children.html] 7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, Feb 4). Tips for parents. [https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/children/index.html] 8. Cohen D. (2018). Interventions for treatment of overweight and obese children. American Family Physician 98(3), 151. 9. Healthy Eating Research. (2019 Sept). Healthy beverage consumption in early childhood: Recommendations from key national health and nutrition organizers. [https://healthydrinkshealthykids.org/app/uploads/2019/09/HER-HealthyBeverage-ConsensusStatement.pdf] 10. Hoelscher D.M., Kirk S., Ritchie L., & Cunningham-Sabo L. (2013). Position of the academy of nutrition and dietetics: Interventions for the prevention and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 113(10), 1375-1394. DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.08.004 11. Medline Plus. (2018, Aug 5). Causes and risks for childhood obesity. [https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000383.htm] 12. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2020, Jun 25). Healthy people 2020, topics and objectives. [http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives] 13. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2019, Nov). Obesity rates decline among young wic participants. [https://media.stateofobesity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/22124056/SoCO-WIC-Report-WEB-112219.pdf] 14. U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2020, May). WIC participant and program characteristics report 2018. [https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/resource-files/WICPC2018.pdf] 15. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2011). Surgeon general's call to action to support breastfeeding. [https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/breastfeeding/index.html]More Resources and Links
Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:
- CDC Prevention Status Reports for all 50 states
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts.org
- CDC WONDER DATA2010, the Healthy People 2010 Database.
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.


