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Remote Services, Benefits, and Program Retention Changes Among Young Children in WIC

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.36266

September 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this repeated cross-sectional study, making remote WIC services available was associated with more children staying enrolled. Policy efforts to make remote service options permanent may support WIC utilization.

Corresponding Author: Erica L. Kenney, ScD, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (ekenney@hsph.harvard.edu).

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