Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON DIETARY RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE WIC PROGRAM
• FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
• Acknowledgments
• Summary
• Assessing Dietary Risk Among WIC Program Applicants
  • BACKGROUND
  • EVOLUTION OF NUTRITION RISK CRITERIA
  • CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
  • SOURCES OF INFORMATION
  • METHODS/TOOLS TO IDENTIFY DIETARY RISK
  • FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING DIETARY RISK
  • REFERENCES
• Appendix A Workshop Agenda and Presentations
• Appendix B Literature Search

Support for this project was provided by the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture under contract number 59-3198-9-027. The opinions or conclusions expressed herein are those of the committee and do not necessarily reflect those of the funders.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.