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Increasing the WIC vegetable and fruit benefits results in large increases to both the amount and variety purchased

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Suggested Citation: Yepez CE, Whaley SE (2025).Increasing the WIC vegetable and fruit benefits results in large increases to both the amount and variety purchased. (Data Brief). Los Angeles, CA. Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) WIC program, a Program of Heluna Health. https://lawicdata.org/publication/briefs/

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Peer reviewed research on the CVB enhancements to date:

  1. Chaney AM, Anderson CE, Arnold CD, et al. Evaluating the Association of the Increase in the WIC Cash Value Benefit on the Diversity of MyPlate Fruits and Vegetables Redeemed and Consumed By Children in Low-Income Households. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024;8(6):103778. Published 2024 May 16. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103778
  2. Nitto AM, Crespo-Bellido M, Yenerall J, et al. Mixed methods evaluation of the COVID-19 changes to the WIC cash-value benefit for fruits and vegetables. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1371697. Published 2024 Apr 29. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1371697
  3. Tsai MM, Anderson CE, Whaley SE, Yepez CE, Ritchie LD, Au LE. Associations of Increased WIC Benefits for Fruits and Vegetables With Food Security and Satisfaction by Race and Ethnicity. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024;21:E19. Published 2024 Mar 28. doi:10.5888/pcd21.230288
  4. Anderson CE, Au LE, Yepez CE, Ritchie LD, Tsai MM, Whaley SE. Increased WIC Cash Value Benefit is Associated with Greater Amount and Diversity of Redeemed Fruits and Vegetables among Participating Households. Curr Dev Nutr. 2023;7(9):101986. Published 2023 Aug 3. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.101986
  5. Whaley SE, Anderson CE, Tsai MM, Yepez CE, Ritchie LD, Au LE. Increased WIC Benefits for Fruits and Vegetables Increases Food Security and Satisfaction Among California Households with Young Children. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023;123(10):1440-1448.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2023.05.018
  6. Gago C, Colchamiro R, May K, Rimm EB, Kenney EL. Caregivers’ Perceived Impact of WIC’s Temporary Cash-Value Benefit (CVB) Increases on Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing, Consumption, and Access in Massachusetts. Nutrients. 2022;14(23):4947. Published 2022 Nov 22. doi:10.3390/nu14234947
  7. Halverson MM, Karpyn A. WIC Participants’ Perceptions of the Cash-Value Benefit Increase during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients. 2022;14(17):3509. Published 2022 Aug 26. doi:10.3390/nu14173509
  8. Martinez CE, Ritchie LD, Lee DL, Tsai MM, Anderson CE, Whaley SE. California WIC Participants Report Favorable Impacts of the COVID-Related Increase to the WIC Cash Value Benefit. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(17):10604. Published 2022 Aug 25. doi:10.3390/ijerph191710604
  9. Duffy EW, Vest DA, Davis CR, et al. “I Think That’s the Most Beneficial Change That WIC Has Made in a Really Long Time”: Perceptions and Awareness of an Increase in the WIC Cash Value Benefit. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(14):8671. Published 2022 Jul 16. doi:10.3390/ijerph19148671
  10. Zhang Q, Zhang J, Park K, Tang C, McLaughlin PW, Stacy B. Women, Infants, and Children Cash Value Benefit Redemption Choices in the Electronic Benefit Transfer Era. Am J Health Promot. 2022;36(2):310-313. doi:10.1177/08901171211045804

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