Smith, some key takeaways they learned from their interviews withĪ local WIC program include how social media and ongoing support were said to Nutrition education, to make nutrition-dense foods, to make high iron foodsĪvailable, then we are improving the potential of an entire generation of children.”īiediger-Friedman and Crixell worked on with Monica Silva, Brittany R.

In a remote community or some other reason – if we can create something to make Program is somehow not available because of their work hours, because they live To get access to it, and they’re not able to get that access because that Provides a structure to allow anyone who qualifies for this program and needs “If we have a program that is in place, that “Healthy nutrition should be available toĮveryone at all times,” she said. Potential to guide Texans to learn whether they are eligible for the program.Īccessibility, she said, can sometimes be a barrier to participation or Professor of human nutrition at Texas State University, says a chatbot has the Get someone to change that, but with the chatbot, the bot could actually do theĬhange for you and could inform the calendar.”Ĭould guide families to the closest grocery store and WIC clinics. Only figure that out at midnight,” he said. and you need to kick it back two hours but you “Pregnant women and children are at a particularly vulnerable period of their lives and because in this time, there is rapid development – brain development and physiological development is so important,” said Sylvia Crixell, professor of nutrition at Texas State University.Īppointment tomorrow at 2 p.m. Shown that for every dollar spent in WIC, there is an estimated savings ofĪround $3 in Medicaid in the first 60 days. There are currently just over 5.4 million people in the program.

Year, Texas WIC experienced increased participation in March, April and May. Just over 8.9 million people participated in Texas WIC in 2018. That number dropped to 9.8 million in 2017 and It is estimated around 50 percent of the babies born in Texas are in the WIC program. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as Texas WIC, provides one-on-one nutrition counseling, nutrition classes and food packages for pregnant moms and families with children younger than five years old. AUSTIN (Nexstar) - Some Texas State University professors are working with the state’s WIC program to develop a chatbot that would provide 24/7 communication capabilities for the program’s clients.

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