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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nutrition Education is a very important part of the WIC program and we aim to help WIC moms who are at nutritional risk in achieving a positive change in dietary and physical habits, which hopefully results in an improved nutritional status. This page provides access to Nebraska WIC created nutrition education materials, as well as, other nutrition and health related resources.

Nebraska WIC Education Material Order Form - for WIC Staff

Nutrition Education Workgroup Suggestion Submission Form​ - for WIC Staff

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Nutrition & Health Resources - For WIC Participants

Health and Safety

Blood Lead

• Lead Exposure & Children: FAQs for Families
  
• Blood Lead Levels in Children: What Parents Need to Know
  
• Lead Poisoning: 5 Things You Can Do to Lower Your Child's Lead Level - (English)
  
• Lead Poisoning: 5 Things You Can Do to Lower Your Child's Lead Level - (Spanish)​

Constipation

• Constipation - Babies 0 - 1 Year - (English)
  
• Constipation - Babies 0 - 1 Year - (Spanish)
  
• Constipation - Children 1 - 5 Years - (English)
  

• Constipation - Children 1-5 Years - (Spanish)
  

​Maternal Mental Health

• Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (English)
  
• Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (Spanish)
• Action Plan for Depression & Anxiety Around Pregnancy (English)
• Action Plan for Depression & Anxiety Around Pregnancy (Spanish)
• Conversation Starters - Talk About Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy & After Birth (English)
• Conversation Starters - Talk About Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy & After Birth (Spanish)

​Oral Care

• Why do Children Need Flouride (English)
• Why do Children Need Flouride (Spanish)
• Common Questions about Flouride: A Resource for Parents & Caregivers (English)
• Common Questions About Flouride: A Resource for Parents & Caregivers  (Spanish)
• Fluorosis Facts: A Resource for Parents & Caregivers (English)
• Fluorosis Facts: A Resource for Parents & Caregivers  (Spanish)
• Taking Care of Children's Teeth

​Postpartum Care

• Take the Road to Better Health English)
• Take the Road to Better Health (Spanish)

​Screen Time

• What You Should Know About Screen Time
• What You Should Know About Screen Time (Spanish)

​Substance Use Education

• Keep You and Your Child Safe - (English)
  
• Keep You and Your Child Safe (Spanish)
  
  

Nutrition

General Nutrition

• Build a Healthy Eating Routine: When You're Pregnant or Breastfeeding (English)
• Build a Healthy Eating Routine for your Baby: Birth to Age 2 (English)
• Cut Down on Added Sugars (English)
• Cut Down on Saturated Fat (English)
• Cut Down on Sodium (English)
  
• Make Healthy Drink Choices (English)
• MyPlate Prescription Handout (English) 
• Tofu (English)
• Tofu (Spanish)​
  
  

Infants

Infant Baby Formula

• How to Prepare & Store Powdered Infant Formula (English)
  
• How to Prepare & Store Powdered Infant Formula (Spanish)
  

​Starting Solids

• ​Homemade Baby Foods (English)
• Homemade Baby Foods (Spanish)​
• ​Starting Solids - Trifold (English)
• Starting Solids - Trifold (Spanish)
  

​​Transitioning from infant foods to Table Foods

• Extra Baby Food Recipes (English)
• Extra Baby Food Recipes (Spanish)
• Extra Baby Foods (English)
  

• Extra Baby Foods (Spanish)

• Food Texture Will Change Over 6 to 12 Months (English) 
• Food Texture Will Change Over 6 to 12 Months (Spanish)  

Special Conditions

• Extra Calories (English)

• Extra Calories (Spanish)

• Milk & Soy Free Diet for the Breastfeeding Mother - (English) ​
  
  

Toddlers and Children

Picky Eating

• Parents Provide Kids Decide (English)
  
• Parents Provide Kids Decide (Spanish)

​​Vitamins and Minerals

• ​Calcium - Strong Bones for your Kids
• Iron - Include Iron Rich Foods In Your Everyday Diet - English/Spanish

​WIC Foods

• Move To Low-Fat Dairy Foods (English)
• Move To Low Fat Dairy Foods (Spanish)
• Seven Ways To Use Yogurt 

Resources - For Local Agency WIC Staff

Associations

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics​
  
• Association of State Public Health Nutritionists Publications (ASPHN)

• National WIC Association
  

Guidelines

• Dietary Guidelines (English)
• Healthy People 2030 Goals
  
• Infant Feeding Guide
• VENA Guidance - USDA/FNS 
  

Maternal and Child Health

• Improving the Nutritional Well-being of Women, Children, and Families
• Maternal Nutrition & Infant Mortality
  
• Preconception Health - Implementation Recommendations 
  
• Preconception Health - Role of Nutrition

Maternal Mental Health

• Maternal Mental Health Referral Resources - fillable (English)
• Maternal Mental Health Referral Resources - fillable (Spanish)
• PHQ4 - Patient Health Questionnaire
• PHQ4 - Patient Health Questionnaire WIC Referral Protocol
• Use the 1-833-TLC-MAMA Hotline Partner Toolkit for social media shareables and print materials.

Weight

• Communicating About Weight
• The Role of Public Health Nutrition in Obesity Prevention

WIC Foods

• Downloadable kit in multiple languages on transitioning child from whole milk to 1% or skim

Other Resources

• Learning Begins at Birth (English, Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Karen)
  

• Noodle Soup Free Resources
• USDA WIC Works Resource System