A community health nurse is conducting a program for a group of nurses from the local maternal and child health centers about various community nutritional programs available. The nurse determines that the teaching was effective when the group identifies which result is attributable to the WIC program?

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In addition to supporting women and young children with nutritious foods and achieving the initial goals of decreasing the rates of preterm and LBW babies, increasing the length of pregnancy, and reducing the incidence of infant and child iron deficiency anemia, WIC also increases breast-feeding rates and improves pregnant women's nutritional status.

A Community Health Nurse Is Conducting a Program for a Group