Making sure all Tennesseans eligible for food assistance get it
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, better known as WIC, is a federal nutrition program that serves low-income infants, children and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. (Courtesy blankitaa_ua/Pixabay)
Fewer than half of eligible Tennesseans are participating in WIC, a federal nutrition program that serves low-income children and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women.
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WIC SNAP Tennessee Justice Center Latino Memphis Pregnancy children's health Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women InfantsAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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